Kepler orbital period
uses the semi-major axis of the elliptical orbit to determine the motion period of the two bodies.
symbols, variables and units
T:s;a:m;μ=G(M+m):m³/s²。
applicable conditions and boundaries
Two-body gravitational elliptical orbit; ignore drag, non-spherical gravity and third-body disturbance.
formula source code
The following is a copyable LaTeX expression.
T=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{a^3}{\mu}}Reference and Extended Learning
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