and celestial mechanics a radial trajectory is a Kepler orbit with zero angular momentum. Two objects in a radial trajectory move directly towards or away...
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along a parabolic trajectory can be computed as: v = 2 μ r {\displaystyle v={\sqrt {2\mu \over r}}} where: r {\displaystyle r} is the radial distance of the...
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Elliptic orbit (redirect from Radial elliptic trajectory)
compared to the enormous eccentricity of Halley's Comet and Eris. A radial trajectory can be a double line segment, which is a degenerate ellipse with semi-minor...
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astrodynamics or celestial mechanics, a hyperbolic trajectory or hyperbolic orbit is the trajectory of any object around a central body with more than...
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Orbital speed (section Radial trajectories)
bound. See radial hyperbolic trajectory If the total energy is zero, (Ek = Ep): the orbit is a parabola with focus at the other body. See radial parabolic...
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A trajectory or flight path is the path that an object with mass in motion follows through space as a function of time. In classical mechanics, a trajectory...
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Orbit equation (section Low-energy trajectories)
(i.e. circular orbit, elliptic orbit, parabolic trajectory, hyperbolic trajectory, or radial trajectory) with the central body located at one of the two...
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Kepler's equation (section Radial Kepler equations)
used for hyperbolic trajectories ( e > 1 {\displaystyle e>1} ). The radial Kepler equation is used for linear (radial) trajectories ( e = 1 {\displaystyle...
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corresponding type of radial trajectory while e tends to 1 (or in the parabolic case, remains 1). For a repulsive force only the hyperbolic trajectory, including...
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problem). For a discussion of the Kepler problem specific to radial orbits, see Radial trajectory. General relativity provides more accurate solutions to the...
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