Gravity & Orbits
Gravity & Orbits
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Kepler's Orbits Elliptical orbits with changing speed and equal-area sweeps Gravitational Field Field vectors and potential landscape around gravitating masses N-Body Gravity 60+ bodies in gravitational orbit Tidal Forces Differential gravity stretches extended bodies into tidal bulges Lagrange Points Equilibrium points in a rotating two-body system Gravitational Slingshot Gravity assist trajectories gain or lose speed near moving planets Escape Velocity Launch speed threshold for bound and unbound trajectories Hohmann Transfer Two-burn transfer ellipse between circular orbits Gravitational Lensing Mass bends light rays into arcs and ring-like images