I guess this is a three-body problem, then? I think that the satellite would never cross the same orbital path but how would I explain this is someone asks me why?
I was wondering if we could apply W=F(ma) times D to this problem.
Because of gravity an object would have an uniform acceleration and the mass of the object will remain constant. But an increase or a decrease of the distance would determine the total amount of work done. I think it's a trick...
Homework Statement
If there's a satellite(not man-made although I wonder it would matter) is chaotically orbiting around two planets, will it ever cross the same orbital path twice or not?
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The Attempt at a Solution
I think if the system is chaotic, it will not...
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Where does the gravity come from? Is it something impossible to answer?
Is there a difference between the classical mechanic's view on gravity and modern physics's view on it? If so how?
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The Attempt at a Solution
As far as I know gravity is...
Yes. Thanks a lot. The reason why I'm taking this course is to do some prep work to physics major. I decided to major in physics but thought that I have to some catching up before diving into college-level physics and math. What about you? Did you do physics in college or are you doing physics...
Hi WolfeSieben,
Thanks for your comment and effort.
I forgot to mention one important piece of information.
I'm supposed to write so that it would be understandable by non-scientist. As a physics course for humanities students, math has completely taken out of the equation. I know that it's kind...
Homework Statement
I have to submit a report based on this following experiment.
I have a plastic bottle with 4 holes located about 1cm above the base of the bottle. The four holes are covered with tape. I'm to fill the bottle with water and observe the flow of water coming out of the holes...