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DuncanM
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I have been working with elliptical motion for a while, so am aware that when one body revolves around another in an elliptical orbit it sweeps out equal areas in equal times (measured from a focus).
However, I am not sure if the same applies to parabolic motion. If, say, a comet approaches and then departs from the Sun in a parabolic trajectory, does its motion sweep out equal areas in equal times as measured from the focus of its parabola?
However, I am not sure if the same applies to parabolic motion. If, say, a comet approaches and then departs from the Sun in a parabolic trajectory, does its motion sweep out equal areas in equal times as measured from the focus of its parabola?