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