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The solution of the two-body problem in the (truncated) PPN theory is presented. It is given in two different analytical forms (the Wagoner-Will and Brumberg representation) and by the method of osculting elements.
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Work supported in part by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), SFB78.
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Soffel, M., Ruder, H. & Schneider, M. The two-body problem in the (truncated) PPN — Theory. Celestial Mechanics 40, 77–85 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01232326
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01232326