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% Computes the right hand side of the Gauss variational equations.
Based on the Gauss formulation with the acceleration in polar
coordinates. These equations are singular when i = 0.
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Form:
dElDt = VarGausP( el, aD, tol, mu )
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Inputs
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el Elements vector [a,i,W,w,e,M]
aD Disturbance vector [r,theta,z] (default is zeros)
tol Tolerance for Kepler's equation solver (0.0001)
mu Gravitational parameter (3.98600436e5;)
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Outputs
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dElDt 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. 484-490.
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SC: BasicOrbit/E2Nu SC: BasicOrbit/M2EEl
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