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A truly elementary proof of Bertrand's theorem

Classical Physics 2015-06-23 v1

Abstract

An elementary proof of Bertrand's theorem is given by examining the radial orbit equation, without needing to solve complicated equations or integrals.

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@article{arxiv.1411.7057,
  title  = {A truly elementary proof of Bertrand's theorem},
  author = {Siu A. Chin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.7057},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

9 pages with 1 figure. To be published in American Journal of Physics