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    High School Orbital Mechanics: GR vs Newton's Laws

    What are the GR formulas to calculate a planetary distance to the sun or orbital period around the sun or average velocity around the sun?
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    High School Orbital Mechanics: GR vs Newton's Laws

    9/1/2016 Orbital mechanics Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This reference states: "General relativity is a more exact theory than Newton's laws for calculating orbits, and is sometimes necessary for greater accuracy or in highgravity situations (such as orbits close to the Sun)". Can GR...