Stellar Orbits: Surfaces and Families

Related lectures (30)

Page 3 of 3

Covers circular and elliptical orbits, orbital period, velocity, energy, and angular momentum.

Covers the Lagrange mechanics of coupled pendulums and their equations of motion.

Covers the principle of least action and variational calculus in discovering equations of motion.

Discusses SpaceX's Starship test flight and the principles of rendezvous in space missions.

Explores the relationship between series and integrals, highlighting convergence criteria and function examples.

Covers variational methods to find the shortest time path for a particle under gravity.

Explores Hamilton's formalism, canonical equations, and Poisson brackets in classical and quantum mechanics.

Explores the stability of Lagrange points in celestial mechanics, focusing on equilibrium in rotating frames and the dynamics of celestial bodies.

Explores true anomaly in elliptical orbits and the transformation between Cartesian and polar coordinates.

Covers the Euler-Lagrange equation in Sobolev spaces and discusses minimization, convexity, and weak forms.