Physics orbital_transfer_work#12728
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…e from a celestial body's gravitational pull without further propulsion. Takes input as the Mass of the Celestial body (M) and Radius fron the center of mass (M)
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Describe your change:
To move an object from initial radius ri to final radius rf, the work done 𝑊 is:
W = (GMm/2)*((1/ri)-(1/rf))
The file is placed in the
physics/directory and contains:No existing code was modified.
Checklist:
physics/).escape_velocity.py).(No direct link included as it's a standard textbook formula)