Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems · Problem 8-1

Dynamics of a System of Particles — Marion & Thornton

Physics — Mechanics · central-force-two-body-reduction

Problem

In section 8.2, we showed that the motion of two bodies interacting only with each other by central forces could be reduced to an equivalent one-body problem. Show by explicit calculation that such a reduction is also possible for bodies moving in an external uniform gravitational field.

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