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Posted by Bruce on March 22, 2001 21:44:14 UTC

The equation for computing the orbit should read
dr= + or - [(E/m)2 - (1-2M/r){1 +
(L/mr)2}]1/2dt
What would be your thoughts for why there is eccentricity in all the planetary orbits in our solar system?

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