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In planetary motion, the reduced mass of a system \mu is used in order to study the motion of the planet m in the non-inertial frame of the star M. Using \mu the trajectory of m turns out to be a conic. But this is the trajectory of the planet m as seen from the star M, correct?
I read that in the CM frame the trajectories are still conics (ellipses for istance) but that the focus is in the CM. Moreover the Sun (or the star) also follows a conic trajectory with focus in the CM of the system.
Is the trajectory of the planet seen in CM frame different from the one calculated using \mu (and so the one in the M frame)?
I read that in the CM frame the trajectories are still conics (ellipses for istance) but that the focus is in the CM. Moreover the Sun (or the star) also follows a conic trajectory with focus in the CM of the system.
Is the trajectory of the planet seen in CM frame different from the one calculated using \mu (and so the one in the M frame)?