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% Computes the right hand side of the equinoctial variational equations (polar).
Based on the equinoctial formulation with the acceleration in polar
coordinates. These equations are singular when i = pi/2 and/or h = 0.
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Form:
dEqDt = VarEqP( eq, aD, tol, mu )
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Inputs
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eq Elements vector [a,P1,P2,Q1,Q2,l]
aD Disturbance vector [r,theta,z]
tol Tolerance for the Kepler equation solver
mu Gravitational parameter
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Outputs
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dEqDt Derivative to the elements
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References: Battin, R.H., An Introduction to the Methods and Mathematics
of Astrodynamics, AIAA, New York, 1987, pp. 492-493.
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