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If the force causing accelerated motion of a particle passes through a fixed point, then this yields central force motion
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Gurfil, P., Seidelmann, P.K. (2016). Central Force Motion. In: Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics: Theory and Practice. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 436. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-50370-6_4
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