 Standard gravitational parameter (source code)

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= Standard gravitational parameter
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= Gravitational parameter
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The product $\mu=GM$ of the <gravitational constant> and a central <mass>. In the exact relative <two-body problem>, the central parameter is $G(M_1+M_2)$. The appropriate conservative parameter can change when inverse-square <radiation pressure> is included in a dust <Kepler orbit>.

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