A truly elementary proof of Bertrand's theorem Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • 2015 American Association of Physics Teachers. An elementary proof of Bertrand's theorem is given by examining the radial orbit equation, without needing to solve complicated equations or integrals.

published proceedings

  • AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

altmetric score

  • 2

author list (cited authors)

  • Chin, S. A.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • Chin, Siu A

publication date

  • April 2015