Orbit Precession Angle: Find & Condition for Cycles

  • Thread starter Thread starter alejandrito29
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Orbit Precession
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
1 reply · 1K views
alejandrito29
Messages
148
Reaction score
0
the problem says:

"consider a particle with orbit

##r(\phi)=\frac{r_0}{1-\epsilon \cos (\beta \phi)}##

##\epsilon \in ]0,1[## and ##\beta=cte##

a) Find the precession angle.

b) What is the condition to the trayectory is totally cyclic??
__________________

I don't understand why i calculare the precession angle. If I draw ##r(\phi)## i view that the grraphics precesse for ##\beta \in ]1,2[##, but i need calculate the angle.

the answer of b) is ##\beta=integer##?
 
Last edited:
Physics news on Phys.org
c being the speed of light, e= 2.71828182846, t being time?
Do try and make it possible to help you: follow the template and explain what variables mean.

Homework Statement


Homework Equations


The Attempt at a Solution