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  2. Rotation matrix - Wikipedia

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    Then rotate the given axis and the point such that the axis is aligned with one of the two coordinate axes for that particular coordinate plane (x, y or z) Use one of the fundamental rotation matrices to rotate the point depending on the coordinate axis with which the rotation axis is aligned.

  3. Ellipse - Wikipedia

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    An ellipse (red) obtained as the intersection of a cone with an inclined plane. Ellipse: notations Ellipses: examples with increasing eccentricity. In mathematics, an ellipse is a plane curve surrounding two focal points, such that for all points on the curve, the sum of the two distances to the focal points is a constant.

  4. Newton's theorem of revolving orbits - Wikipedia

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    The solid ellipse has rotated relative to the dashed ellipse by the angle UCV, which equals (k−1) θ 1. All three planets (red, blue and green) are at the same distance r from the center of force C. It is required to make a body move in a curve that revolves about the center of force in the same manner as another body in the same curve at rest.

  5. Rotation of axes in two dimensions - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a rotation of axes in two dimensions is a mapping from an xy-Cartesian coordinate system to an x′y′-Cartesian coordinate system in which the origin is kept fixed and the x′ and y′ axes are obtained by rotating the x and y axes counterclockwise through an angle .

  6. Elliptic orbit - Wikipedia

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    Although the eccentricity is 1, this is not a parabolic orbit. Most properties and formulas of elliptic orbits apply. However, the orbit cannot be closed. It is an open orbit corresponding to the part of the degenerate ellipse from the moment the bodies touch each other and move away from each other until they touch each other again.

  7. Elliptical polarization - Wikipedia

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    When increases from zero, i.e., assumes positive values, the line evolves into an ellipse that is being traced out in the counterclockwise direction (looking in the direction of the propagating wave); this then corresponds to left-handed elliptical polarization; the semi-major axis is now oriented at an angle .

  8. Retrograde and prograde motion - Wikipedia

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    An object with an axial tilt up to 90 degrees is rotating in the same direction as its primary. An object with an axial tilt of exactly 90 degrees, has a perpendicular rotation that is neither prograde nor retrograde. An object with an axial tilt between 90 degrees and 180 degrees is rotating in the opposite direction to its orbital direction.

  9. Elliptic coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    The prolate spheroidal coordinates are produced by rotating the elliptic coordinates about the -axis, i.e., the axis connecting the foci, whereas the oblate spheroidal coordinates are produced by rotating the elliptic coordinates about the -axis, i.e., the axis separating the foci.