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help deriving this elliptical orbit equation??
Hi guys, this is my first post on these boards. just found out about this forum and I am really happy because i often find i need a place like this to ask questions and my prayers are answered!
im a physics/computer science major in my second year at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
any way.. enough history..
i need help deriving this equation for an elliptical orbit :
[tex]\frac{(x + ae)^{2}}{a^{2}} + \frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}} = 1[/tex]
where e is the eccentricity and for an ellipse e < 1
i can't find anything useful in my books and don't even know where to start.
any help would be awesome! thanks!
-skiz
Hi guys, this is my first post on these boards. just found out about this forum and I am really happy because i often find i need a place like this to ask questions and my prayers are answered!
im a physics/computer science major in my second year at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
any way.. enough history..
i need help deriving this equation for an elliptical orbit :
[tex]\frac{(x + ae)^{2}}{a^{2}} + \frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}} = 1[/tex]
where e is the eccentricity and for an ellipse e < 1
i can't find anything useful in my books and don't even know where to start.
any help would be awesome! thanks!
-skiz
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