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Conversion between coe and rv is not transitive #62

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astrojuanlu opened this issue Jul 2, 2015 · 1 comment
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Conversion between coe and rv is not transitive #62

astrojuanlu opened this issue Jul 2, 2015 · 1 comment
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This is a consequence on my indecision about using the semimajor axis or the semilatus rectum. To avoid singularities and problems (see #37) I should probably move to using the semilatus rectum definitively.

If I make this change, probably the special function introduced in #38 won't be needed anymore.

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The conversion is made transitive and non singular through
the use of semilatus rectum instead of semimajor axis, see poliastro#62.
The case of polar inclination is still pending.
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My indecision still holds, so I'm reopening this issue.

I find myself never dealing with parabolic orbits, yet I introduced this change and I find it extremely annoying for the remaining 100 % of my use cases. I'm thinking of reverting it once and for all.

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