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Kepler's first law (r=a(1−e2)/(1+ecosf))

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The bound relative Kepler orbit is an ellipse with the attracting centre at one focus of a conic. In polar coordinates, its separation is the displayed function of true anomaly f, the angle measured from periapsis. For a=1 and e=0.6, it becomes r=0.64/(1+0.6cosf), giving 0.4 at f=0 and 1.6 at f=π. Setting orbital eccentricity to zero gives a circular orbit. This specifies the path; Kepler's second law specifies how it is traversed.

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