F Faye New member Jul 13, 2009 #1 Consider a planet in a circular orbit. Equating the gravitational force to the centripetal force, derive Kepler’s law showing that the square of the period is proportional to the cube of the radial distance of the orbit.
Consider a planet in a circular orbit. Equating the gravitational force to the centripetal force, derive Kepler’s law showing that the square of the period is proportional to the cube of the radial distance of the orbit.
