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View SchemaTracing a planet's orbit with a straight hedge and a compass with the help of the hodograph and the Hamilton vector
| Authors | E. Guillaumín-España, H. N. Núñez-Yépez, A. L. Salas-Brito |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0302008 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0302008 |
| DOI | 10.1119/1.1561272 |
Abstract
We describe a geometrical method for tracing a planet's orbit using its velocity hodograph, that is, the path of the planet's velocity. The method requires only a straight edge, a compass, and the help of the hodograph. We also obtain analitically the hodograph and some of the features of the motion that can be obtained from it.
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