Consider two mutually gravitating bodies of masses m₁ and m₂ and positions ₁ and 2. (a) Write down the equations which govern the motion of these bodies. (b) Using Newton's third law, show that the center of mass of the system moves at a constant velocity and that the relative position of the bodies, r = r₁ – 【₂, changes according to (2.58) df² GM where M = m₁ + m₂. This reduces the two-body problem to an equivalent one-body problem.

Consider two mutually gravitating bodies of masses m₁ and m₂ and positions ₁ and 2. (a) Write down the equations which govern the motion of these bodies. (b) Using Newton's third law, show that the center of mass of the system moves at a constant velocity and that the relative position of the bodies, r = r₁ – 【₂, changes according to (2.58) df² GM where M = m₁ + m₂. This reduces the two-body problem to an equivalent one-body problem.

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