The set of points on a plane whose sum of distances to two fixed points F, F′ is constant, are called an ellipse.
The components of an ellipse are as follows.
F, F′ are called foci.
a is called the semimajor axis, and b is called the semiminor axis. b=1−ϵ2a is satisfied.
ϵ is called the eccentricity of the ellipse. It represents how ellipsed is compressed, and the foci are ϵa away from the center of the ellipse. It can also be denoted as k or e.
ϵ2=k2=e2={a2a2−b2,b2b2−a2,0<b<a0<a<b
The distance α from a focus to a point where a line perpendicular to the major axis meets the ellipse is called the latus rectum. α=(1−ϵ2)a is satisfied.
r0 is the distance from a focus to the pericenter, and r0=(1−ϵ)a is satisfied.
r1 is the distance from a focus to the apocenter까지의거리이며, and $가 성립한다.
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