1985
DOI: 10.1119/1.14362
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On planetary motion

Abstract: Working in groups (3-4 students), go to the above internet site. Once you are at the site, each student should take turns trying to get the planet in orbit around the sun. This will require you to manipulate the speed and angle at which the Earth moves towards the Sun. Ultimately, you are trying to get the Earth to move around the Sun so that it takes 365 days for one complete revolution. Be sure to notice what happens when the Earth does not move towards the Sun at the correct angle or speed.

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“…We start with the overview of two body problem in Newtonian mechanics. Although there are alternative and simpler ways to solve this problem [16,17], we will follow the usual textbook approach [18,19]. The Lagrangian of the system reads…”
Section: General Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We start with the overview of two body problem in Newtonian mechanics. Although there are alternative and simpler ways to solve this problem [16,17], we will follow the usual textbook approach [18,19]. The Lagrangian of the system reads…”
Section: General Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%