Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Kepler's Second Law

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This applet demonstrates Kepler's Second Law by showing the motion of an object in a gravitational orbit. Equal areas swept out during the orbit are shown. The user can either chose a planet from a list, with the correct semi-major axis and eccentricity, or choose their own values for the size and shape of the orbit. The velocity and distance from the sun are given as a function of the time, and the area of the orbit studied can be changed.

This applet is part of a large collection of physics applets available in a wide range of languages.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.4.2 of Java Applet Plug-in.

https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/keplerlaw2_en.htm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Fundamentals Classical Mechanics - Gravity = Kepler's Laws	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

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Restriction:: © 2000 Walter Fendt
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Keywords:: 2nd, Kepler's Laws, Motion of planets, gravitational force, inverse square law, keplers laws
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created October 24, 2005 by Ed Lee
Record Updated:: August 18, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 18, 2003
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