Ground Control to Niels Bohr: Exploring Outer Space with Atomic Physics
科普物理
2007-05-23 v1 动力系统
混沌动力学
原子物理
摘要
We provided an introduction to transition state theory and the connections it provides between atomic and celestial physics. We include brief discussions of historical background, recent applications in space mission design, and current research efforts.
引用
@article{arxiv.physics/0505085,
title = {Ground Control to Niels Bohr: Exploring Outer Space with Atomic Physics},
author = {Mason A. Porter and Predrag Cvitanovic},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0505085},
year = {2007}
}
备注
17 pages, 3 figures, expository article, submitted to the Notices of the American Mathematical Society; better figs available at http://www.math.gatech.edu/~mason/