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Central force law

Perhaps I can help. For any object in orbit, the Earth exerts a force on the object and the object exerts a force on the Earth. So we know from $F=ma$ that: $$∑ F_θ=ma_θ$$ Using polar coordinates …
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In central-force mechanics, how do we substitute $ξ=\frac{1}{r}$?

I have taken a look at central-force mechanics in the past, but I still cannot understand how $ξ=\frac{1}{r}$ is substituted to find $\frac{d^2r}{dt^2}$ in terms of ξ. So I know from $F=ma$ that: $$ …
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