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==== Graphs of Gravitational Potential Energy ==== | ==== Graphs of Gravitational Potential Energy ==== | ||
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You can graph the gravitational potential energy (J) as a function of the radial separation, | You can graph the gravitational potential energy (J) as a function of the radial separation, | ||
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For the figure on the right, the total energy is positive and hence, even at infinite distance, the less massive object has non-zero kinetic energy. This is an **unbound system** because the less massive object can move infinitely far away from the more massive object. | For the figure on the right, the total energy is positive and hence, even at infinite distance, the less massive object has non-zero kinetic energy. This is an **unbound system** because the less massive object can move infinitely far away from the more massive object. | ||
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