For , the same asymptotic data give and . At the central-force radial turning point,
The positive root and the tangential speed, again with , are
For , and . The repulsive inverse-square force bends the trajectory away from the origin, as in the right-hand sketch. Its polar equation of a repulsive inverse-square orbit is , with and measured from closest approach.
For , the regular radial turning point is and its speed is zero; the particle reverses direction there. The formula still gives zero, while its rationalized form containing should be interpreted only by a limit.
The repulsive force is , so the Hamiltonian is
The Hamilton's equations give and . Consequently
so the angular momentum is conserved. Moreover,
It follows that the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector is conserved. By the Hamiltonian conservation law, these time derivatives are exactly and , so both Poisson brackets vanish.
The integrals of motion are the energy , the components of , and the components of , subject to
Taking the dot product of with gives
Therefore the polar equation of a repulsive inverse-square orbit is
where and . For a nonradial physical scattering orbit , the identity above gives , as expected for a hyperbolic Kepler orbit.