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Perihelion has the SLOWEST orbit_speed, (but fastest angle_speed).(?)


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Posted (edited)

Perigee (e.g. perihelion, is the nearest distance to the sun, &)
 has the slowest orbit_speed, but fastest angle_speed (angular_velocity);
 &
 Apogee (e.g. Aphelion is the farthest distance (away) from the sun)
 has the fastest orbit_speed, & slowest angle_speed (angular_velocity).

I distinguish
 between orbit_speed (vc=Cir/T=2*Pi*r/T);
 versus the angular_speed (theta/T);
 (Disclaimer:
 otherwise Kepler's 3rd law
 is NONSENSE
 (for me),
 who(m) I pity)
.
 

Tycho (Brahe)
 (only) measured
 planets'(_position):
 angles
 & time
(dates);
 so we
 can calculate
 the(ir orbits) angular_speeds,
 e.g. how fast arcs (=angles).
 are swept.

To summarize (my interpretation):
1.
Kepler found
 that (planets') obits
 were NOT perfect circles
 (& (he simply) approximated that (orbit)
 to an ellipse (math))
.
2.
Instead,
 an egg (shaped orbit)
 has only 1 focus (center),
 found near the smaller end.

(The conic_section
 was done (algebraically)
 from a cone

 (with its circular base sitting
 on the ground (y=0),
 & its apex (x,y=0,H=0,1) up
 at the top)

 having the same radius R=H=1
 equal to its height H
 (which seems to be the key
 to the results);
 & then normalizing
 by dividing
 by the egg's total (diagonal_)length L
 which starts at the cone's base_circumference (left_side, x,y=-1,0)
 going (diagonally up, to the right)
 thru the center axis (focus x,y=0,h)
 where the (partial) height (fraction) h
 is the eccentricity (Epsilon);
 (& continues till it pierces (out, thru) the cone's right side).
Your mathematicians
 should be capable
 of similar results.
If you DON'T believe me
 you can form bread dough
 & cut it, appropriately.)
 
Equal arcs (=angles) are swept [out]
 in equal times.
3.
A circular orbit
 uses (=has)
 the pendulum_period
 T=2*Pi*((r/g)^0.5), g=ac
 which is similar
 to Newton's centifugal_acceleration
 ac=vc2/r
 if ac=g.
Why should an orbit_speed vc
 increase
 with smaller radius?
E.g. For very small eccentricities?
(It does NOT, because..)
There is NO consistency,
 when extrapolating
 to large(r) eccentricities.
Nature does NOT abruptly change her laws;
 (but) men do.
Especially when they did NOT understand.

Edited by Capiert
A few details, update.
Posted
3 hours ago, Capiert said:

Perigee (e.g. perihelion, is the nearest distance to the sun, &)
 has the slowest orbit_speed, but fastest angle_speed (angular_velocity);
 &
 Apogee (e.g. Aphelion is the farthest distance (away) from the sun)

Apo(gee] and perigee _refer_

(to an) orbit (=around)

//Earth// (while?)

aphelion (and__)

perihelion ..&refer**.. (to_an!)

orbit around ((Sun---))

Posted (edited)

@Capiert

https://www.google.com/search?q=earth+orbital+speed+at+perihelion

https://www.google.com/search?q=earth+orbital+speed+at+aphelion

Have you ever seen a pendulum ? Is its speed highest at the highest point (=far from the center of the Earth) ?

 

5 hours ago, Capiert said:

Nature does NOT abruptly change her laws;
 (but) men do.
Especially when they did NOT understand.

Edited by Sensei
Posted (edited)
On 1/17/2023 at 1:06 PM, Sensei said:

Yes.

On 1/17/2023 at 1:06 PM, Sensei said:

Is its speed highest at the highest point (=far from the center of the Earth) ?

No.
Did I say it was?

The (pendulum_)Period formula T
 does NOT mention height;
 & I am NOT discussing Pendulums (anyway);
 but instead Orbits
 which use the same (similar) formula.

I just wanted to point out
 their math similarity
 so you can quickly understand.
(Perhaps I said things wrong, in my haste?)

On 1/17/2023 at 11:28 AM, Genady said:

Apo(gee] and perigee _refer_

(to an) orbit (=around)

//Earth// (while?)

aphelion (and__)

perihelion ..&refer**.. (to_an!)

orbit around ((Sun---))

Thanks for the correction.
I could NOT find the vocabulary quick enough, on the fly.
I wanted to use something like Periside & Apside
 but forgot the (exact) spelling.
(So (unsure) I backed down, & (I) had to rush for something else ((&) that did NOT work).)
 

ERRATA: Typo.

My angle_speed example
 was a ruff quick random (hash) mixture (example);
 NOT a (formal) formula.
Just to give a (vague) ruff idea (comparison).
I had originally intended something like
~theta/t, ~360°/T
 but I found a general formula getting too complicated,
 for the application I wanted.
So I wrongly settled for a condensation
theta[/t, ~360°]/T -> theta/T (when theta=360°),
 where that (particular) T was any kind of time
 NOT intended to be (just only) a period,
 but as a quick comparison
 to what a (real) Period should hint at.
Sorry. (Trying to pack too much info,
 into too little space,
to keep things short.)

My angle_speed (formula, of choice)
 should be called "frequency"
 f=(theta/t)*(1 [cycle]/360°) =1/T
 for the angle theta in (units) [degree(s)]=[°];
 t is an amount of time (duration, e.g. difference in time)
 in (units) [second(s)];
 & period T is the (amount of) time (duration), per cycle.

There are several ways
 to express angle

 & (thus, also) angle_speed.

More info in that thread
 "Angle_speed f(?)"
 if you need it.

Edited by Capiert
Posted (edited)
On 1/17/2023 at 1:06 PM, Sensei said:

Sensei
Thanks for the links
 but (I suspect) you missed my point (=speculation).

I'm saying Kepler's 3rd law is wrong for an Orbit_speed;
 & (=but instead) it should (=might) apply to an angular_speed.

Btw.
Is there any (Foto) evidence that orbits
 are (suppose to be) elliptical?
I know he empirically determined T~Ra1.5.

On 1/17/2023 at 1:06 PM, Sensei said:

Have you ever seen a pendulum ?

Yes.

On 1/17/2023 at 1:06 PM, Sensei said:

Is its speed highest at the highest point (=far from the center of the Earth) ?

No.
Did I say it was?

(The pendulum(s) I saw
 was NOT orbiting
 around the Earth.)

The (pendulum_)Period formula T
 does NOT mention height;
 & I am NOT discussing Pendulums (anyway);
 but instead Orbits
 which use the same (similar) formula.

I just wanted to point out
 their math similarity
 so you can quickly understand.
(Perhaps I said things wrong, in my haste?)

On 1/17/2023 at 11:28 AM, Genady said:

Apo(gee] and perigee _refer_

(to an) orbit (=around)

//Earth// (while?)

aphelion (and__)

perihelion ..&refer**.. (to_an!)

orbit around ((Sun---))

Thanks for the correction.
I could NOT find the vocabulary quick enough, on the fly.
I wanted to use something like Periside & Apside
 but forgot the (exact) spelling.
(So (unsure) I backed down, & (I) had to rush for something else ((&) that did NOT work).)
 

ERRATA: Typo.

My angle_speed example
 was a ruff quick random (hash) mixture (example);
 NOT a (formal) formula.
Just to give a (vague) ruff idea (comparison).
I had originally intended something like
~theta/t, ~360°/T
 but I found a general formula getting too complicated,
 for the application I wanted.
So I wrongly settled for a condensation
 theta[/t, ~360°]/T -> theta/T (when theta=360°),
 where that (particular) T was any kind of time
 NOT intended to be (just only) a period,
 but as a quick comparison
 to what a (real) Period should hint at.
Sorry. (Trying to pack too much info,
 into too little space,
to keep things short.)

My angle_speed (formula, of choice)
 should be called "frequency"
 f=(theta/t)*(1 [cycle]/360°) =1/T
 for the angle theta in (units) [degree(s)]=[°];
 t is an amount of time (duration, e.g. difference in time)
 in (units) [second(s)];
 & period T is the (amount of) time (duration), per cycle.

There are several ways
 to express angle

 & (thus, also) angle_speed.

More info in that thread
 "Angle_speed f(?)"
 if you need it.

Edited by Capiert
Posted

For a circle, v=wr (w is angular speed), and this will be a good approximation for a low-eccentricity ellipse.

There is no way to have v be a minimum but w be a maximum for an orbit.

If you think Kepler’s laws are wrong, you must provide the evidence. Nobody has to justify it. 

Quote

Why should an orbit_speed vc
 increase
 with smaller radius?

Conservation of energy tells you it must be so. As r decreases, the PE becomes more negative. KE must increase. The sum must remain constant, since no work is being done on the system.

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