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Lambert's theorem and projective dynamics

Mathematical Physics 2019-10-15 v1 Metric Geometry math.MP Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

We prove that the classical Lambert theorem about the elapsed time on an arc of Keplerian orbit extends without change to the Kepler problem on a space of constant curvature. We prove that the Hooke problem has a property similar to Lambert's theorem, which also extends to the spaces of constant curvature.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1910.05391,
  title  = {Lambert's theorem and projective dynamics},
  author = {Alain Albouy and Lei Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.05391},
  year   = {2019}
}

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16 pages, 1 figure

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