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Chapter One
1. Structure of the Solar System
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The belief in number
1.3 Kepler's laws of planetary motion
1.4 Newton's universal law of gravitation
1.5 The Titius-Bode 'law'
1.6 Resonance in the Solar System
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1.6.1 The planetary system
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1.6.2 The Jupiter system
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1.6.3 The Saturn system
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1.6.4 The Uranus system
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1.6.5 The Neptune system
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1.6.6 The Pluto system
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1.6.7 The asteroid belt
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1.6.8 Comets, meteors and dust
1.7 The preference for commensurability
1.8 Recent developments
1.9 Exercises
Chapter Two
2. The Two-Body Problem
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Equations of motion
2.3 ​Orbital position and velocity
2.4 The mean and eccentric anomalies​
2.5 Elliptical expansions
2.6 The guiding centre approximation​
2.7 Barycentric orbits​
2.8 The orbit in space
2.9 Perturbed orbits​
2.10 Hamiltonian formulation
2.11 Exercises
Chapter Three
3. The Restricted Three-Body Problem
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Equations of motion
3.3 ​The Jacobi integral​
3.4 The Tisserand relation
3.5 Lagrangian equilibrium points​
3.6 Location of equilibrium points​​
3.7 Stability of equilibrium points
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3.7.1 The collinear points
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3.7.2 The triangular points​
3.8 Motion near L4 and L5
​3.9 Tadpole and horseshoe orbits​
3.10 Orbits and zero velocity curves
3.11 Trojan asteroids and satellites
3.12 Janus and Epimetheus​
3.13 Hill's equations​
3.14 The effects of drag​
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3.14.1 Analysis of the Jacobi constant
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3.14.2 Linear stability of the L4 and L5 points
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3.14.3 Inertial drag forces
3.15 Exercises
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Answers​
Chapter Four
4. Tides, Rotation and Shape
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The tidal bulge
4.3 ​Potential theory
4.4 Tidal deformation
4.5 Rotational deformation
4.6 The Darwin-Radau relation
4.7 Shapes and internal structures of satellites​
4.8 The Roche zone​
​4.9 Tidal torques​
4.10 Satellite tides
4.11 Tidal heating of Io
4.12 Tides on Titan​​
4.13 Tidal evolution​
4.14 The double synchronous state
4.15 Exercises
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Chapter Six
6. The Disturbing Function
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The disturbing function
6.3 ​Expansion using Legendre polynomials
6.4 Literal expansion in orbital elements​
6.5 Literal expansion to second order
6.6 Terms associated with a specific argument
6.7 Use of the disturbing function
6.8 Lagrange's planetary equations
6.9 Classification of arguments in the disturbing function
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6.9.1 Secular terms
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6.9.2 Resonant terms
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6.9.3 Short period and small amplitude terms
6.10 Sample calculations of the averaged disturbing function
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6.10.1 Terms associated with the 3:1 commensurability
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6.10.2 ​Terms associated with the 18:7 commensurability
6.11 The effect of planetary oblateness
6.12 Exercises
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Chapter Seven
7. Secular Perturbations​
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Secular perturbations for two planets
7.3 ​Jupiter and Saturn
7.4 Free and forced elements
7.5 Jupiter, Saturn and a test particle
​7.6 Gauss's averaging method
7.7 Generalised secular perturbations
7.8 Secular theory for the solar system
7.9 Generalised free and forced elements​​
7.10 Hirayama families and the IRAS dust bands
7.11 Secular resonances
7.12 Higher order secular theory
7.13 Exercises
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Chapter Eight
8. Resonant Perturbations​
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The geometry of resonance
8.3 ​The physics of resonance​
8.4 Variation of orbital elements
8.5 Resonance in the circular restricted three-body problem
8.6 The pendulum model
8.7 Libration width
8.8 The Hamiltonian approach
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8.8.1 The e and e' resonances
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8.8.2 The e^2, e'^2, I^2 and I'^2 resonances​
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8.8.3 The e^3 and e'^3 resonances​
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8.8.4 The ee' and II' resonances​
8.9 The 2:1 resonance​
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8.9.1 Exact resonance
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8.9.2 Medium amplitude libration
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8.9.3 Large amplitude libration
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8.9.4 Apocentric libration
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8.9.5 Internal circulation
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8.9.6 External circulation
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8.9.7 Other types of motion
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8.9.8 Comparison with analytical theory
8.10 The 3:1 and 7:4 resonances​
8.11 Additional resonances and resonance splitting
8.12 Resonant encounters
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8.12.1 Encounters with first-order resonances
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8.12.2 Encounters with second-order resonances
8.13 The dynamics of capture and evolution in resonance​
8.14 Two-body resonances in the solar system
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8.14.1 The Titan-Hyperion resonance
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8.14.2 The Mimas-Tethys resonance
8.15 Resonant encounters in satellite systems​
8.16 Three-body resonance​
8.17 The Laplace resonance
8.18 Secular and resonant motion​
8.19 LONGSTOP Uranus
8.20 Pulsar planets
8.21 Exercises
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Chapter Nine
9. Chaos and Long-Term Evolution
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Sensitive dependence on initial conditions
​9.3 ​Regular and chaotic orbits
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9.3.1 The Poincaré surface of section​
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9.3.2 Regular orbits
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9.3.3 Chaotic orbits
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9.3.4 The Lyapounov characteristic exponent