Lesson Objectives

The qualitative features of motion in a spherically symmetric potential are discussed with focus on 1. Nature of orbits; Accessible region; planar orbits for a spherically symmetric potential. Bounded and unbounded motion. 2. Condition(s) for circular orbits; Stability of circular orbits. 3. Fall to centre. 4. Escape to infinity.

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