An Even Simpler “Truly Elementary” Proof of Bertrand’s Theorem
An Even Simpler “Truly Elementary” Proof of Bertrand’s Theorem
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Abstract:
We present a further simplified derivation of a “truly elementary” proof of Bertrand’s theorem, which predicts the exponents in central power-law potentials that produce closed orbits.