MartinK
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Hi everyone!
I have a small question that bothers me. Consider a test particle in the Earths gravitational field on circullar obrit. Speciffic effective potential is
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(1)} = \frac{1}{2} \frac{l^2}{m^2} \frac{1}{r^2} - \frac{GM}{r},<br /> \nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
where
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> l = m r^2 \Omega = {\rm const.}, \nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
because [tex]$\theta$[/tex] is cyclic coordinate. But we have partice in circular orbit, so [tex]$\Omega = $[/tex]const. too, and we can write
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(2)} = \frac{1}{2} \Omega^2 r^2 - \frac{GM}{r}.\nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
Now we have correct form:
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> \frac{ \partial^2 \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(1)}}{\partial r^2} = \frac{3 l^2}{m^2 r^4} - \frac{GM}{r} = 3 \Omega^2 - \frac{2GM}{r^3}.\nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
and incoorect form
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> \frac{ \partial^2 \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(2)}}{\partial r^2} = \Omega^2 - \frac{2GM}{r^3}.\nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
Why is there a difference between [tex] $ \partial^2 \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(1)} / \partial r^2, $[/tex] and [tex]$\partial^2 \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(2)} / \partial r^2, $[/tex]?
Thanks for any replies, have a nice day with physics :-)
Martin
I have a small question that bothers me. Consider a test particle in the Earths gravitational field on circullar obrit. Speciffic effective potential is
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(1)} = \frac{1}{2} \frac{l^2}{m^2} \frac{1}{r^2} - \frac{GM}{r},<br /> \nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
where
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> l = m r^2 \Omega = {\rm const.}, \nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
because [tex]$\theta$[/tex] is cyclic coordinate. But we have partice in circular orbit, so [tex]$\Omega = $[/tex]const. too, and we can write
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(2)} = \frac{1}{2} \Omega^2 r^2 - \frac{GM}{r}.\nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
Now we have correct form:
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> \frac{ \partial^2 \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(1)}}{\partial r^2} = \frac{3 l^2}{m^2 r^4} - \frac{GM}{r} = 3 \Omega^2 - \frac{2GM}{r^3}.\nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
and incoorect form
[tex] \begin{equation}<br /> \frac{ \partial^2 \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(2)}}{\partial r^2} = \Omega^2 - \frac{2GM}{r^3}.\nonumber<br /> \end{equation}[/tex]
Why is there a difference between [tex] $ \partial^2 \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(1)} / \partial r^2, $[/tex] and [tex]$\partial^2 \widetilde{V}_{\rm eff(2)} / \partial r^2, $[/tex]?
Thanks for any replies, have a nice day with physics :-)
Martin