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The geometry of the Kustaanheimo-Stiefel mapping

Symplectic Geometry 2022-05-18 v1

Abstract

This paper details the geometry of the Kustaanheimo-Stiefel mapping, which regularizes the Hamiltonian of the Kepler problem. It leans heavily on the work of J.-C. van der Meer.

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@article{arxiv.2205.08485,
  title  = {The geometry of the Kustaanheimo-Stiefel mapping},
  author = {Richard Cushman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.08485},
  year   = {2022}
}