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Nudge-Perturbations of Orbits

Year

2013

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

30m

Rating

TVPG

Author

null

Publication Information

The Great Courses

Summary

For the next three episodes, study the effects of gravity on the motions of more than two bodies. Here, see how even very small orbital changes-small perturbations-are significant. Such effects have revealed the presence of unknown planets, both in our own solar system and around other stars.

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