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    Understanding Relative Angular Velocity and Acceleration in Rotating Bodies

    The relative angular velocity can be found using analogy to linear ones, am I correct? Another thing, since the 2 bodies rotate with constant angular velocity, why is there relative angular acceleration?
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    Derive Angular Momentum in Elliptical Orbit

    Yes! I got it! thank you very much!
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    Derive Angular Momentum in Elliptical Orbit

    Homework Statement A planet with mass m is orbiting about the Sun (mass m(s)) with elliptical orbit such that the maximum and minimum distance is r1 and r2 respectively. What is its angular momentum, L, of the planet relative to the centre of the Sun? Homework Equations...
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    Derive angular momentum of planet with elliptical orbit

    Homework Statement A planet of mass m orbiting the Sun(mass=m_s along an elliptical orbit, with aphelion r1 and perihelion r2. Find the angular momentum of the planet relative to the centre of the Sun. Homework Equations Angular momentum, M=m(R\times v)=mvR sin\theta Distance from Sun...