Elliptical orbits
Abstract Planets and satellites follow elliptical orbits and so does the bob of a conical pendulum. Typical orbits for a conical pendulum are calculated and compared with experimental results. Kepler’s first two laws apply to a conical pendulum but not the third law.
Authors
- Rod Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9409-2791)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics Education
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/ad88c7
- Primary Topic
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00