Periodic, Quasi-Periodic and Chaotic Motions in Celestial Mechanics: Theory and Applications: Selected papers from the Fourth Meeting on Celestial Mechanics, CELMEC IV San Martino al Cimino (Italy), 11–16 September 2005

Front Matter....Pages i-2
On the variational approach to the periodic n -body problem....Pages 3-25
On families of periodic solutions of the restricted three-body problem....Pages 27-54
Hip-hop solutions of the 2 N -body problem....Pages 55-66
Double choreographical solutions for n -body type problems....Pages 67-80
From the circular to the spatial elliptic restricted three-body problem....Pages 81-99
Stability of axial orbits in galactic potentials....Pages 101-116
KAM tori for N -body problems: a brief history....Pages 117-139
Analysis of the chaotic behaviour of orbits diffusing along the Arnold web....Pages 141-153
The scattering map in the planar restricted three body problem....Pages 155-171
On final evolutions in the restricted planar parabolic three-body problem....Pages 173-200
Quaternions and the perturbed Kepler problem....Pages 201-212
The 3:2 spin-orbit resonant motion of Mercury....Pages 213-224
Symmetric and asymmetric librations in extrasolar planetary systems: a global view....Pages 225-244
The influence of mutual perturbations on the eccentricity excitation by jet acceleration in extrasolar planetary systems....Pages 245-257
Symmetric and asymmetric 3:1 resonant periodic orbits with an application to the 55Cnc extra-solar system....Pages 259-271
Estimations of orbital parameters of exoplanets from transit photometry by using dynamical constraints....Pages 273-285
Critical inclination in the main problem of a massive satellite....Pages 287-297
Long-term effects of the Galactic tide on cometary dynamics....Pages 299-326
Dependence on the observational time intervals and domain of convergence of orbital determination methods....Pages 327-344
Collision risk against space debris in Earth orbits....Pages 345-356
On target for Venus — set oriented computation of energy efficient low thrust trajectories....Pages 357-370
Weak stability boundary trajectories for the deployment of lunar spacecraft constellations....Pages 371-390
Aero-gravity assist maneuvers: controlled dynamics modeling and optimization....Pages 391-405
Analytical theory of a lunar artificial satellite with third body perturbations....Pages 407-423
Precise measurement of the solar gravitational red shift....Pages 425-437