Andrea Milani (mathematician)
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Andrea Milani Comparetti is an Italian
mathematician
based at Pisa University interested in topics as celestial mechanics
, asteroids, Near Earth Objects (NEO), and the BepiColombo
mission. Milani is an expert on asteroid impacts
.
Milani co-authored a book with Anna Maria Nobili
and Paolo Farinella
on non-conservative forces on artificial satellites. More recently, he published a book with G. Gronchi on orbit determination
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
based at Pisa University interested in topics as celestial mechanics
Celestial mechanics
Celestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of celestial objects. The field applies principles of physics, historically classical mechanics, to astronomical objects such as stars and planets to produce ephemeris data. Orbital mechanics is a subfield which focuses on...
, asteroids, Near Earth Objects (NEO), and the BepiColombo
BepiColombo
BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the planet Mercury, due to launch in 2014. The mission is still in the planning stages so changes to the current description are likely over the next few years...
mission. Milani is an expert on asteroid impacts
Impact event
An impact event is the collision of a large meteorite, asteroid, comet, or other celestial object with the Earth or another planet. Throughout recorded history, hundreds of minor impact events have been reported, with some occurrences causing deaths, injuries, property damage or other significant...
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Milani co-authored a book with Anna Maria Nobili
Anna Maria Nobili
Anna Maria Nobili is an Italian physicist active in the field of gravitational physics.Her institution is Pisa University. She authored a number of papers on satellite dynamics and co-authored a book with Andrea Milani and P. Farinella on the orbital perturbations induced by non-gravitational forces...
and Paolo Farinella
Paolo Farinella
Paolo Farinella was an Italian scientist very active in the planetary field and in the study of asteroids and small bodies of the Solar System....
on non-conservative forces on artificial satellites. More recently, he published a book with G. Gronchi on orbit determination
Orbit determination
Orbit determination is a branch of astronomy specialised in calculating, and hence predicting, the orbits of objects such as moons, planets, and spacecraft . These orbits could be orbiting the Earth, or other bodies...
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