Follow the link on the author's name for a listing of that particular author's tech reports, or follow the link in Keywords or Thrust area for a listing of tech reports with similar keywords. Abstract This paper concerns the dynamics of a rigid body moving under the influence of a central gravitational field.
Explicit account is taken of effects arising because of the finite extent of the body.
The hamiltonian framework of the problem is exploited to elucidate questions concerning approximation, symmetry, Poisson reduction, relative equilibria, and associated stability problems.