A study of the apsidal angle and a proof of monotonicity in the logarithmic potential case

DOI10.1016/J.JMAA.2013.12.035MaRDI QIDQ2338697zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Roberto Castelli

Publication date 27 March 2015

Published in Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.1594, http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11824/115

zbMATH Keywords

logarithmic potentialtwo-body problemapsidal angle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Two-body problems (70F05)

Abstract: This paper concerns the behaviour of the apsidal angle for orbits of central force system with homogenous potential of degree $-2leqalphaleq1$ and logarithmic potential. We derive a formula for the apsidal angle as a fixed-end points integral and we study the derivative of the apsidal angle with respect to the angular momentum $ell$. The monotonicity of the apsidal angle as function of $ell$ is discussed and it is proved in the logarithmic potential case.

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