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Kepler?? second law regarding constancy of areal velocity of a planet is a consequence of the law of conservation of

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • Energy
  • Angular momentum
  • Linear momentum
  • None of these
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Areal velocity $\frac{ d A }{ dt }$ & angular momentum $L$ of a planet are related by equation $\frac{ d A }{ dt }=$ $\frac{L}{2 M}$, where $M$ is the mass of planet. Since in planetary motion $\bar{L}$ is constant $\left(\bar{\tau}_{\text {ext. }}=0\right)$, hence $\frac{ d A }{ dt }$ is also constant.
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Concepts Used:

Keplers Laws

Kepler’s laws of planetary motion are three laws describing the motion of planets around the sun.

Kepler First law – The Law of Orbits

All the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits having the sun at one of the foci.

Kepler’s Second Law – The Law of Equal Areas

It states that the radius vector drawn from the sun to the planet sweeps out equal areas in equal intervals of time.

Kepler’s Third Law – The Law of Periods

It states that the square of the time period of revolution of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of its semi-major axis.

T2 ∝ a3