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% Variational Keplerian equations with the acceleration in tangential coordinates.
Computes the right hand side of the variational equations
based on the Gauss formulation with the acceleration
in tangential coordinates. These equations are singular
when i = 0.
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Form:
dElDt = VarGausT( el, aD, tol, mu )
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Inputs
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el (6,1) Elements vector [a,i,W,w,e,M]
aD (3,1) Disturbance vector [tangent,normal,z]
tol (1,1) Tolerance for Kepler's equation solver
mu (1,1) Gravitational parameter
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Outputs
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dElDt (6,1) 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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