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Comets, Nonlinear Dynamics and Space Mission Design
Probability| Speaker: | Dr. Wang-Sang Koon, CalTech |
| Location: | 693 Kerr |
| Start time: | Tue, Jun 1 1999, 4:10PM |
Description
We apply dynamical systems techniques to the problem
of heteroclinic connections and resonance transitions in the
restricted three-body problem. These phenomena have
been of concern to areas such as
capture of comets and trajectory design
for newer space missions, like Genesis. We show
that the invariant manifold structures
associated to libration points $L_1,L_2$ and
the heteroclinic connections between their periodic orbits
are fundamental tools that aid in understanding
dynamical channels throughout the solar system.