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Orbital Dynamics

Orbital Dynamics is the branch of theoretical astronomy and gravitational physics that studies the motion of celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational forces, specifically characterized by the mathematical modeling of trajectories and stability of orbits in multi-body systems.

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Orbital angular momentum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes

L. Allen, Marco W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw et al. · Physical Review A · 1992 · 10.3K citations

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Secular perturbations of asteroids with high inclination and eccentricity

Yoshihide Kozai · The Astronomical Journal · 1962 · 2.6K citations

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The evolution of orbits of artificial satellites of planets under the action of gravitational perturbations of external bodies

M. L. Lidov · Planetary and Space Science · 1962 · 1.6K citations

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Origin of the orbital architecture of the giant planets of the Solar System

K. Tsiganis, R. S. Gomes, Alessandro Morbidelli et al. · Nature · 2005 · 1.4K citations

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Effective one-body approach to general relativistic two-body dynamics

Alessandra Buonanno, Thibault Damour · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 1999 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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  1. DJ
    Daniel J. Scheeres

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    109 publications · 6.3K citations

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  2. KC
    Kathleen C. Howell

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    56 publications · 3K citations

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  3. PG
    Pini GurŽfil

    Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

    34 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. MJ
    Matthew J. Holman

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    22 publications · 3.4K citations

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  5. HB
    Hexi Baoyin

    Tsinghua University, China

    39 publications · 1.1K citations

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  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    55 h-index

    313 publications

    26K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    53 h-index

    450 publications

    31.4K citations

  3. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    52 h-index

    204 publications

    22.5K citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    41 h-index

    154 publications

    13.3K citations

  5. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    40 h-index

    143 publications

    18.4K citations

  6. Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

    Nice, France

    40 h-index

    163 publications

    19.7K citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    40 h-index

    180 publications

    13.4K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    38 h-index

    135 publications

    14.1K citations

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  1. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

    522 publications · 26.8K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 199 publications · 14.7K citations

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  3. Icarus

    187 publications · 13.6K citations

    62

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  4. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

    377 publications · 15.8K citations

    62

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  5. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 274 publications · 15.9K citations

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