Consider a particle of mass m acted upon by a central potential (r is distance and a>0 is a constant): U (r) p2 a) What are the constants of the motion? b) Is a circular orbit possible in this potential? If so, state the conditions for it. c) Under what conditions will the particle fall to the center of the potential (r = 0)?

Consider a particle of mass m acted upon by a central potential (r is distance and a>0 is a constant): U (r) p2 a) What are the constants of the motion? b) Is a circular orbit possible in this potential? If so, state the conditions for it. c) Under what conditions will the particle fall to the center of the potential (r = 0)?

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

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Problem 2.47P: Consider a particle moving in the region x > 0 under the influence of the potential where U0 = 1 J...

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