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'''Orbital dynamics''' is the study of the motion of objects in the presence of gravitational forces of other bodies. All bodies provide a gravitational pull on other bodies surrounding it. The force exerted by two bodies on each other is given by | '''Orbital dynamics''' is the study of the motion of objects in the presence of gravitational forces of other bodies. All bodies provide a gravitational pull on other bodies surrounding it. The force exerted by two bodies on each other is given by | ||
| − | <math>F = | + | <math>F = \frac{Gm_{1}m_{2}}{r^{2}}</math> |
where G is the gravitational parameter whose value is ''''insert value here'''', <math>m_1</math> is the mass of the first body, <math>m_2</math> is the mass of the second body, and r is the distance between them. | where G is the gravitational parameter whose value is ''''insert value here'''', <math>m_1</math> is the mass of the first body, <math>m_2</math> is the mass of the second body, and r is the distance between them. | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 8 December 2006
Orbital dynamics is the study of the motion of objects in the presence of gravitational forces of other bodies. All bodies provide a gravitational pull on other bodies surrounding it. The force exerted by two bodies on each other is given by
<math>F = \frac{Gm_{1}m_{2}}{r^{2}}</math>
where G is the gravitational parameter whose value is 'insert value here', <math>m_1</math> is the mass of the first body, <math>m_2</math> is the mass of the second body, and r is the distance between them.
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