Noncanonical Parametrization of Poisson Brackets in Celestial Mechanics

Abstract

The formulas for the Poisson bracket of a perturbed two-body problem and a perturbed planetary problem are found in different systems of Keplerian elements. As with canonical parametrization, the Poisson bracket is equal to a linear combination of partial brackets, but it contains coefficients depending on semimajor axis, eccentricity, and inclination. A simple relation between the Poisson brackets and matrices of coefficients of Lagrange-type equations determining the variations of osculating elements is derived. The Poisson bracket of D'Alembertian functions is proved to be a D'Alembertian one by itself.