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Old 30-11-2010, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by sjastro View Post
Alex,

I am going to throw this one right back at you.

Explain where Mathis came up with the orbital equation v=(2*PI*r)/t.
While it looks logical, try differentiating the equation with respect to time and provide a physical interpretation of the resulting acceleration.

How is it possible this acceleration leads to a stable circular orbit?

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Steven
He is using a linear formula for speed and then thinks it represents circular motion. He most probably did not get past year 4 maths.

see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_motion

You should always take the limit to the Planck Length never zero as that leads to absurdities like infinity.

my 2C

Bert
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