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Auburnman
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I am having some trouble interpreting different effective potentials
The first potential is V = (L^2)/(2r^2) - (r^2)/(2R^2) - (L^2)/(R^2)
The second potential is V = (-1/2) + (L^2)/(2r^2) -(L^2)/(R^2)
What I am having a hard time identifying do these potentials have stable orbits?
And are particles attracted to r = 0? And can particles reach r = 0?
The first potential is V = (L^2)/(2r^2) - (r^2)/(2R^2) - (L^2)/(R^2)
The second potential is V = (-1/2) + (L^2)/(2r^2) -(L^2)/(R^2)
What I am having a hard time identifying do these potentials have stable orbits?
And are particles attracted to r = 0? And can particles reach r = 0?