Gauge freedom in the<i>N</i>-body problem of celestial mechanics
Gauge freedom in the<i>N</i>-body problem of celestial mechanics
The goal of this paper is to demonstrate how the internal symmetry of the N-body celestial-mechanics problem can be exploited in orbit calculation. We start with summarising research reported in (Efroimsky [CITE], [CITE]; Newman & Efroimsky [CITE]; Efroimsky & Goldreich [CITE]) and develop its application to planetary equations in non-inertial …