| Available versions | problems, solutions |
|---|---|
| Relevant courses | Physics 105: Analytic Mechanics |
| Keywords | Kepler orbits, Newtonian gravity, Runge-Lenz vector, Constants of motion, Perturbation theory, Systems with fast and slow time scales |
| Student levels | Undergrads, Advanced undergrads |
| Learning objectives |
Study reasons for departure from the ideal elliptical orbits., Investigate quantities that would ideally be constants of the motion: angular momentum vector and the Runge-Lenz vector., Understand that there are torques on the Earth-Moon system |
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