Introduction to Classical Mechanics · Problem 7.20
Angular momentum, Part I (Constant L) — Morin
Physics — Mechanics · gravity-kepler-laws
Problem
Ellipse axes **
Taking it as given that Eq. (7.25) describes an ellipse for 0<ϵ<1, calculate the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes, and show that the results agree with Eq. (7.33).