Newton's graphical method for central force orbits
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DOI: 10.1119/1.5050620
Abstract: In the Principia, Book 1, Proposition 1, Newton gave a geometrical proof of angular momentum conservation for central forces. A geometrical construction associated with this proof provides a very efficient graphical method to obtain approximate… read more here.
Keywords: construction; central force; method central; geometrical construction ... See more keywords