Resumen: A normalized averaged (integrable) Hamiltonian approximation is used to study the attitude dynamics of a rigid body satellite in a gravity field, with an emphasis on bifurcations. The phase portrait is represented in a Mercator map and on a 3D sphere. Pitchfork bifurcations and degeneracies (a dense set of equilibria) are found. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2012.12.005 Año: 2013 Publicado en: MECHANICS RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 48 (2013), 59-65 ISSN: 0093-6413 Factor impacto JCR: 1.495 (2013) Categ. JCR: MECHANICS rank: 54 / 139 = 0.388 (2013) - Q2 - T2 Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint) Área (Departamento): Área Matemática Aplicada (Dpto. Matemática Aplicada)