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  2. Two-body problem in general relativity - Wikipedia

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    In (1+1) dimensions, i.e. a space made of one spatial dimension and one time dimension, the metric for two bodies of equal masses can be solved analytically in terms of the Lambert W function. [11] However, the gravitational energy between the two bodies is exchanged via dilatons rather than gravitons which require three-space in which to ...

  3. Two-body problem - Wikipedia

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    The two dots on top of the x position vectors denote their second derivative with respect to time, or their acceleration vectors. Adding and subtracting these two equations decouples them into two one-body problems, which can be solved independently. Adding equations (1) and results in an equation describing the center of mass motion.

  4. Kepler problem - Wikipedia

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    The force may be either attractive or repulsive. The problem is to find the position or speed of the two bodies over time given their masses, positions, and velocities. Using classical mechanics, the solution can be expressed as a Kepler orbit using six orbital elements.

  5. Gravitational lensing formalism - Wikipedia

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    In general relativity, a point mass deflects a light ray with impact parameter by an angle approximately equal to ^ = where G is the gravitational constant, M the mass of the deflecting object and c the speed of light.

  6. Polaris - Wikipedia

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    It is the first classical Cepheid to have a mass determined from its orbit. The two smaller companions are Polaris B, a 1.39 M ☉ F3 main-sequence star orbiting at a distance of 2,400 astronomical units (AU), [17] and Polaris Ab (or P), a very close F6 main-sequence star with a mass of 1.26 M ☉. [3] Polaris B can be resolved with a modest ...

  7. Binary mass function - Wikipedia

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    The larger body has a higher mass, and therefore a smaller orbit and a lower orbital velocity than its lower-mass companion. The binary mass function follows from Kepler's third law when the radial velocity of one binary component is known. [1] Kepler's third law describes the motion of two bodies orbiting a common center of mass.

  8. Polaris Dawn crew conducts first all-civilian spacewalk

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    The spacewalkers tested new SpaceX-designed pressure suits that could eventually be used by civilian ... made from a SpaceX video shows the start of the first private spacewalk led by tech ...

  9. Equation of the center - Wikipedia

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    A marker (red) shows the position of the periapsis. In two-body, Keplerian orbital mechanics, the equation of the center is the angular difference between the actual position of a body in its elliptical orbit and the position it would occupy if its motion were uniform, in a circular orbit of the same period.