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Publications and source records attributed to Alexandre C. Tort.
A simple way of measuring g in the basic lab with a an Arduino micro-controller is discussed. Experimental results are obtained and compared with values provided by the National Observatory, Rio de Janeiro. Our relative error is 0.1 %.
We derive an expression for the determination of the apsidal angles that holds good for arbitrary central potentials. Then we discuss under what conditions the apsidal angles remain independent of the mechanical energy and angular momentum in the central force problem. As a consequence, an alternative and non-perturbative proof of Bertrand's theorem is obtained.