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AP Physics C: Mechanics›Unit 8: Gravitation›Gravitation

Orbits and Gravitational Potential Energy

Gravitational potential energy is −GMm/r, and energy and angular momentum conservation describe orbits.

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Unit 8: Gravitation

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