CH12 Gravitation
Satellite motion-Kepler¡¯s laws for planetary motion
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Each planet moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun at one focus.
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A line connecting the sun to a given planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times.
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The periods of the planets are proportional to the 3/2?powers of the major axis lengths in their orbits.
Kepler¡¯s laws
Kepler¡¯s second law means the angular momentum is constant.
Kepler¡¯s third law,
Apparent weight
True weight:
is gravitational attraction
Apparent weight:
w
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