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The path a body takes while moving through space under the influence of the gravitational forces of other bodies

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Why total mechanical energy does not 'seem' to be conserved in a typical Earth-Sun system?

Considering mass of the Sun and Earth to be $M$ and $m$ respectively, we have the potential energy of the system to be equal to $\frac{-GMm}{r}$ when defined zero at infinite separation, $r$ is the se …
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