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Past exam of the physics 1 paper of the University of Oxford 2022 8 e Solution by
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Choose the orientation . To leading order in the radial disturbance, the azimuthal angular frequency is , soFor either orientation the positive frequency ratio is . At , the ratio is : there is one radial oscillation per revolution. The bound Kepler orbit is an ellipse with the force centre at a focus, with one closest and one furthest approach per revolution. Its exact polar coordinates equation isAt , the ratio is : there are two radial oscillations per revolution. The isotropic harmonic oscillator trajectory is an ellipse centred on the force centre. An exact parametrization isHere repeats twice during one full circuit. The two different placements of the force centre distinguish these ellipses. These are the two all-bound-orbit cases of Bertrand's theorem.
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