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Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 1
Physics 151: Lecture 28 Physics 151: Lecture 28 Today’s AgendaToday’s Agenda
Today’s TopicsGravity and planetary motion (Chapter 13)
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 2
GravitationGravitationaccording to according to Sir Isaac Sir Isaac NewtonNewton
Newton found that amoon / g = .000278 and noticed that RE
2 / R2 = .000273
This inspired him to propose the Universal Law of Gravitation:Universal Law of Gravitation:
|FMm |= GMm / R2
R RE
amoong
G = 6.67 x 10 -11 m3 kg-1 s-2
See text: 13.1
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 3
Gravity...Gravity...
The magnitude of the gravitational force FF12 exerted on an object having mass m1 by another object having mass m2 a distance R12 away is:
The direction of FF12 is attractive, and lies along the line connecting the centers of the masses.
212
2112
R
mmGF
R12
m1 m2FF12 FF21
See text: 13.1
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 4
ExampleExample
What is the magnitude of the free-fall acceleration at a point that is a distance 2R above the surface of the Earth, where R is the radius of the Earth ?
a. 4.8 m/s2
b. 1.1 m/s2
c. 3.3 m/s2
d. 2.5 m/s2
e. 6.5 m/s2
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 5
Kepler’s LawsKepler’s Laws
1st All planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun at one focal point.
2nd The radius vector drawn from the sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times.
3rd The square of the orbital period of any planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor
axis of the elliptical orbit.
It was later shown that all three of these laws are a result of Newton’s laws of gravity and motion.
See text: 13.4
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 6
ExampleExample
Which of the following quantities is conserved for a planet orbiting a star in a circular orbit? Only the planet itself is to be taken as the system; the star is not included.
a. Momentum and energy. b. Energy and angular momentum. c. Momentum and angular momentum. d. Momentum, angular momentum and energy. e. None of the above.
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 7
ExampleExample
The figure below shows a planet traveling in a clockwise direction on an elliptical path around a star located at one focus of the ellipse. When the planet is at point A,
a. its speed is constant. b. its speed is increasing. c. its speed is decreasing. d. its speed is a maximum. e. its speed is a maximum. Animation
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 8
ExampleExample
A satellite is in a circular orbit about the Earth at an altitude at which air resistance is negligible. Which of the following statements is true?
a. There is only one force acting on the satellite. b. There are two forces acting on the satellite, and their
resultant is zero. c. There are two forces acting on the satellite, and their
resultant is not zero. d. There are three forces acting on the satellite. e. None of the preceding statements are correct.
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 9
ExampleExample
A satellite is placed in a geosynchronous orbit. In this equatorial orbit with a period of 24 hours, the satellite hovers over one point on the equator. Which statement is true for a satellite in such an orbit ?
a. There is no gravitational force on the satellite.
b. There is no acceleration toward the center of the Earth.
c. The satellite is in a state of free fall toward the Earth.
d. There is a tangential force that helps the satellite keep up with the rotation of the Earth.
e. The force toward the center of the Earth is balanced by a force away from the center of the Earth.
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 10
ExampleExample
Normally, if I throw a ball up in the air it will eventually come back down and hit the ground.
What if I throw it REALLY hard so that I put it into an orbit !
How HARD do I have to throw ?
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 11
Energy of Planetary MotionEnergy of Planetary Motion
A planet, or a satellite, in orbit has some energy associated with that motion.
Let’s consider the potential energy due to gravity in general.
See text: 13.7
F GMsmp
R2
W F(r)drr1
r2
GMsmp
r2r1
r2
dr
U U f Ui W GMsmp (1
rf1
ri)
r
mGMU psDefine ri as infinity
U
r
U 1
r
RE
0
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 12
Energy of a SatelliteEnergy of a Satellite
A planet, or a satellite, also has kinetic energy.
See text: 13.7
rmv
mar
mGM ps2
2
We can solve for v using Newton’s Laws,
r
mGMmvUKE ps 2
21
r
mGM
r
mGM
r
mGME pspsps
22
Plugging in and solving,
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 13
Energy of a SatelliteEnergy of a Satellite
So, an orbiting satellite always has negative total energy.
A satellite with more energy goes higher, so r gets larger, and E gets larger (less negative).
It’s interesting to go back to the solution for v.
See text: 13.7
r
mGME ps
2
rGmM
mvK22
1 2
rGM
v
v is smaller for higher orbits (most of the energy goes into potential energy).
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 14
Lecture 28, Lecture 28, Act 2Act 2Satellite EnergiesSatellite Energies
A satellite is in orbit about the earth a distance of 0.5R above the earth’s surface. To change orbit it fires its booster rockets to double its height above the Earth’s surface. By what factor did its total energy change ?
(a)(a) 1/21/2 (b)(b) 3/4 (c)(c) 4/3(d)(d) 3/23/2 (e)(e) 22
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 15
Lecture 28, Lecture 28, Act 2Act 2Satellite EnergiesSatellite Energies
r
mGME sE
2
E
sE
EE
sE
R
mGM
RR
mGME
3)5.0(21
E
sE
EE
sE
R
mGM
RR
mGME
4)(22
43
3
4
1
2
E
SE
E
sE
RmGMRmGM
EE
Ratio
Note : E2/E1 = 3/4 actually means that the energy is larger (because it is negative)
(b)
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 16
Escape VelocityEscape Velocity
Normally, if I throw a ball up in the air it will eventually come back down and hit the ground.
What if I throw it REALLY hard ? Two other options
1) I put it into orbit.
2) I throw it and it just moves away forever
– i.e. moves away to infinity
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 17
OrbitingOrbiting
How fast to make the ball orbit. I throw the ball horizontal to the ground. We had an expression for v above,
rGM
v
m
kgkgNmv
6
242211
1037.6
)1098.5)(/1067.6(
hrmiskmv /000,16/9.7
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 18
Escape VelocityEscape Velocity
What if I want to make the ball just go away from the earth and never come back ?
(This is something like sending a space ship out into space.)
We want to get to infinity, but don’t need any velocity when we get there.
This means ETOT = 0 Why ??
RGM
v2
021 2
RGMm
mvEi
skmm
kgkgNmv /2.11
1037.6
)1098.5)(/1067.6)(2(6
242211
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 19
ExampleExample
A projectile is launched from the surface of a planet (mass = M, radius = R). What minimum launch speed is required if the projectile is to rise to a height of 2R above the surface of the planet? Disregard any dissipative effects of the atmosphere.
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 20
ExampleExample
A satellite circles planet Roton every 2.8 h in an orbit having a radius of 1.2x107 m. If the radius of Roton is 5.0x106 m, what is the magnitude of the free-fall acceleration on the surface of Roton?
a. 31 m/s2
b. 27 m/s2
c. 34 m/s2
d. 40 m/s2
e. 19 m/s2
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 21
ExampleExample
A spacecraft (mass = m) orbits a planet (mass = M) in a circular orbit (radius = R). What is the minimum energy required to send this spacecraft to a distant point in space where the gravitational force on the spacecraft by the planet is negligible?
a. GmM/(4R)b. GmM/Rc. GmM/(2R)d. GmM/(3R)e. 2GmM/(5R)
Physics 151: Lecture 28, Pg 22
Recap of today’s lectureRecap of today’s lecture
Today’s TopicsGravity and planetary motion (Chapter 13)