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==Equation of motion== The [[orbit equation]] in polar coordinates, which in general gives ''r'' in terms of ''ΞΈ'', reduces to:{{clarify|reason=There is no ΞΈ in motion equation!|date=January 2016}}{{cn|date=August 2019}} :<math>r={{h^2}\over{\mu}}</math> where: *<math>h=rv</math> is [[specific angular momentum]] of the orbiting body. This is because <math>\mu=rv^2</math>
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