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The field is not uniform though. So in theory, if you know the orbit and firld exactly, you can calculate it. In the present case, I guess the precision with w
by staunton 3y ago
The field is not uniform though. So in theory, if you know the orbit and firld exactly, you can calculate it.
In the present case, I guess the precision with which one knows the orbit and other stuff (like the exact gravitational fiel of the earth) doesn't work out.
- martincmartin 3y agoTrue. It turns out, it also applies for the two body problem, as long as one body is much more massive than the other. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_period#Small_body_orbiting_a_central_body https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_period#Small_body_orbi...