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Astrophysics

Sequence of Expressions

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Hubble's Law

Law
The recessional velocity of a galaxy is directly proportional to its proper distance from the observer: $v = H_0 D$.
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Kepler's First Law

Law
The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci.
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Kepler's Second Law

Law
A line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time.
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Kepler's Third Law

Law
The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit: $T^2 \propto a^3$.