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File:Relativistic precession.svg

Summary

Description Plot of Sun, Kepler orbit with e=0.667 and a=1.0, and orbit precessing by 0.15
Date 23 June 2007
Source self-made using gnuplot with manual alterations
Author KSmrq

Input to gnuplot 

set parametric
set size ratio -1
set sample 600
unset key
unset tics
unset border
ek=0.667
a=1.0
s=(1-ek**2)*a
dist(t)=s/(1+ek*cos(t*(1-dd/(2*pi))))
dd=0.15
aff(t)=4*t+0.75*pi
set trange [0:2*pi]
plot \
 0.05*cos(t),0.05*sin(t) with filledcurves lt rgb "#fec200", \
 dd=0, -dist(t)*cos(t),-dist(t)*sin(t) with lines lt rgb "#bc1e47" lw 3, \
 dd=0.15, -dist(aff(t))*cos(aff(t)),-dist(aff(t))*sin(aff(t)) with lines lt rgb "#0081cd" lw 3
set term svg size 420 390
cd 'your/path/here'
set output 'Relativistic_precession.svg'

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Short title Relativistic precession
Image title Plot of Sun, Kepler orbit with e=0.667 and a=1.0, and orbit precessing by 0.15

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