## JenniferSmart1 @experimentX one year ago one year ago

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Let's see what I remember without looking at my cheat sheet

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Something about $T^2=R^3$

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seems like I forgot Kepler laws ... let's see

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The period of an object orbital around the sun is proportional to the radius?

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whose radius? or perhaps some distance? The distance between that object and the sun?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler's_laws_of_planetary_motion ellipse ... semi major axis.

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no cheating haha

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:P

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draw it with me|dw:1361862577312:dw|

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Let's see what I remember about the semi major axis.......

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$\LARGE (\frac{T_1}{T_2})^2=(\frac{R_1}{R_2})^3$

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$\LARGE \frac{dA}{dT}=\frac{L}{2M}$

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why do we have two semi major axis?

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what ratio is that?

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it doesn't matter which side you take ... lol

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|dw:1361862878591:dw| Where is $$R_2$$

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>:O

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wiki didn't explain the ratio though

23. JenniferSmart1

LOL I'm tired. ok I get it

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25. DLS

$\LARGE \sqrt{2gR}$

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|dw:1361863110279:dw| sweetheart, I have all the formulas staring at me from my notebook. I'm trying to have a discussion about those wonderful formulas

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something about when the kinetic energy reaches $$\frac{GMm}{r^2}$$?

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THanks! When do we know we have reached escape speed? $U_f+K_f=U_i+K_i$ Let's derive escape speed. we don't have a final kinetic energy when we've reached escape speed correct?

30. DLS

$\frac{-GMm}{R}+\frac{mv^2}{2}=0$

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put the total energy=0 find V

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Why what's the logic behind it? WHy is the total energy zero?

33. DLS

If a body's total net mec. energy=0,it will escape from the earth's gravitational field

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find the total work done when bringing object from infinity to position 'r'

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oh ok, so when the kinetic energy equals the potential energy?

36. DLS

have u heard of binding energy

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Let's see if I remember. When E<0 or =0

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parabolic and hyperbolic orbits?

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that's when they're unbound correct?

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nope when E>0 is unbound

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when E is less than zero is the only time when it's bound

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So when the potential is greater than the kinetic energy the energy is bound?

43. JenniferSmart1

gotta sleep =) Thanks for the discussion everyone. I look forward to hear more about bounded and unbounded Energy when I wake up. See ya :)

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sorry ... was kinda busy not paying attention

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this way you can do it ... for escape velocity. |dw:1361863974972:dw|

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You can equate those two, and hence get the result ...

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I think ... if the velocity is less than esc velocity, the orbit will be elliptical or circular at escape velocity, the orbit is parabolic, and beyond that .... it's hyperbolic.