2005/05/11 by Mason A. Porter, Porter, Mason A., Predrag Cvitanović +2
Engineering · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD) #Dynamical Systems (math.DS) #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph) #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Spacecraft Dynamics and Control #math.DS #nlin.CD #physics.atom-ph #physics.pop-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0505085
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/
arxiv created 2005/05/11 · openalex publication_date 2005/05/11 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
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.