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Expression for distance of closest approach in Schwarzschild Geodesics
The Wikipedia article Two-body problem in General Relativity uses two length-scale variables, $a$ and $b$, to simplify the math. For some information about these, consider these statements from the ...
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What happens to orbits at small radii in general relativity?
I know that (most) elliptic orbits precess due to the math of general relativity, like this:
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-body_problem_in_general_relativity
I also know that something ...
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Space station gains enough mass to lose orbit?
I.S.S is constantly being improved (add-ons).
Will the space station need to be moved to a higher orbit at some point?
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Apparent non-aberration of gravity waves
Since GR assumes that gravity waves travel at speed c, we expect we would be able to some day detect an aberration effect similar the that of light. Of course, gravity waves are so tiny in magnitude, ...
