R. M. Rosenberg
Abstract
Under the assumption that the gravitational force is a central force and diminishes with distance, Newton's inverse square law is shown to be the only one for which all simple finite trajectories are closed orbits.
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Under the assumption that the gravitational force is a central force and diminishes with distance, Newton's inverse square law is shown to be the only one for which all simple finite trajectories are closed orbits.
Key concepts: Inverse-square law, Physics, Newton's law of universal gravitation, Classical mechanics, Gravitation, Simple (philosophy), Square (algebra), Gravitational force