Efficiency of Solution Methods for Kepler’s Equation

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This article discusses, in the case of eccentric orbits, some solution methods for Kepler's equation, for instance: Newton's method, Halley method and the solution by Fourire-Bessel expansion. The efficiency of solution methods is evaluated according to the number of iterations that each method needs to lead to a solution within the specified tolerance. The solution using Fourier-Bessel series is not an iterative method, however, it was analyzed the number of terms required to achieve the accuracy of the prescribed solution.

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