Closed, spirograph-like orbits in power law central potentials

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2010-08-03

arxiv.org/abs/1008.0559v1

Physics

Classical Physics

19 pages, 11 figures

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Bertrand's theorem proves that inverse square and Hooke's law-type central forces are the only ones for which all bounded orbits are closed. Similar analysis was used to show that for other central force laws there exist closed orbits for a discrete set of angular momentum and energy values. These orbits can in general be characterized as ``spirograph''-like, although specific orbits look more ``star''-like or ``triangular.'' We use the results of a perturbative version of Bertrand's theorem to predict which values of angular momentum and energy result in closed orbits, and what their shapes will be.

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