Binet's Equation -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Binet's Equation

The equation of motion for a body in an elliptic orbit giving the radial distance as a function of polar angle ,


where , , G is the gravitational constant, and M is the mass of the central body, and h is the specific angular momentum. The solution is


Central Orbit, n-Body Problem


© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein

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