8.3.16 The sun moves along the x-axis with constant velocity c 0. A planet moves around it so that its velocity is always perpendicular to the radius vector from the sun to the planet, but no other force is acting 8.4 Singular Points 439 (i.e., no gravitational force). Show that Kepler's area law is valid and the planet's orbit is an ellipse with the sun in a focus.

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8.3.16 The sun moves along the x-axis with constant velocity c 0. A planet
moves around it so that its velocity is always perpendicular to the
radius vector from the sun to the planet, but no other force is acting
8.4 Singular Points
439
(i.e., no gravitational force). Show that Kepler's area law is valid and
the planet's orbit is an ellipse with the sun in a focus.
Transcribed Image Text:8.3.16 The sun moves along the x-axis with constant velocity c 0. A planet moves around it so that its velocity is always perpendicular to the radius vector from the sun to the planet, but no other force is acting 8.4 Singular Points 439 (i.e., no gravitational force). Show that Kepler's area law is valid and the planet's orbit is an ellipse with the sun in a focus.
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