Classical Orbit Exercises

 

Two-body Orbits show a variety of two-body orbits where the masses of the two objects are comparable (unlike above). One set of examples varies one of the object's mass, while the other varies the initial position of one of the masses.

 

~~1. How do the orbits vary as the mass of one of the orbiting objects increases? 

 

~~2. How do the orbits vary as the initial position of one of the orbiting objects changes?