Question: 2 Laplace - Runge - Lenz vector ( 5 marks ) For motion under a central conservative force, the total energy and the angular momentum

2 Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector (5 marks) For motion under a central conservative force, the total energy and the angular momentum L are both conserved. If the force obeys an inverse-square law force with potential energy V(r)=-k/r, the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector, r A = p L mk , is also conserved. Show that A is perpendicular to L and, by recalling the standard orbit equation r l =+1 e cos , where l = L2/mk, express the eccentricity e in terms of the length A of the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector.

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