For an attractive central force of magnitude , a circle of radius through the force center has polar equation . With specific angular momentum , substitution into the Binet equation gives . Consequently is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the angular momentum, and the angular-time integral gives . This is the finite travel time along the punctured circle from one approach to the singular center to the next; the force law alone does not specify continuation through the collision.
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