Lambert's Theorem -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Lambert's Theorem

Gives a relationship between two positions of a planet in an elliptical orbit and the time taken to traverse them.

(1)
(2)
(3)

where and are two orbital distances from a central gravitation body, a is the mean orbital distance, e is eccentricity, and and are the eccentric anomalies corresponding to orbital distances and .


© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein

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