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How to find distance of closest approach for a Schwarzschild geodesic?
What is the distance of closest approach in this Wikipedia article?
I can't seem to find its definition, and this other question doesn't have an answer I can understand.
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Length of the orbit (semiclassical orbits)
The Gutzwiller trace is about
$$ d(E)=d_{0} (E)+ \sum_{p.o}A_{p}Cos(S(E)l_{p}) $$
and $ l_{p} $ are the length of the orbit
However my question is, how can one derive the length of the orbit from ...
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Would ferromagnetic space debris have been magnetized by their orbit in the Earth's magnetosphere?
Given a nail, and a magnet it is possible to magnetize the nail by patiently rubbing the nail until it is magnetized; albeit the field strength may be less than that of the source.
With several ...
