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ERIC Number: EJ200248
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Mar
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Inverse-Square Orbits: A Geometric Approach.
Rainwater, James C.; Weinstock, Robert
American Journal of Physics, v47 n3 p223-27 Mar 1979
Presents a derivation of Kepler's first law of planetary motion from Newtonian principles. Analogus derivations of the hyperbolic and parabolic orbits of nonreturning comets and the hyperbolic orbit for a particle in a repulsive inverse-square field are also presented. (HM)
Descriptors: College Science, Geometric Concepts, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Applications, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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