 Radial action of a Kepler orbit (source code)

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= Radial action of a Kepler orbit
{title2=$J_r$}

For a bound Kepler orbit of semimajor axis $a$ around mass $M$,
$$
J_r+L=\sqrt{GMa}.
$$
Adiabatic central-mass change therefore preserves $Ma$ and orbital eccentricity.

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