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Solution of an inverse problem of the dynamics of a particle

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The three-dimensional inverse problem of particle dynamics is studied here. The potentialU and the corresponding energyh are determined by the given family of possible trajectories. The classification of the solutions due to the geometry of the given family is obtained.

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Shorokhov, S.G. Solution of an inverse problem of the dynamics of a particle. Celestial Mechanics 44, 193–206 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01230715

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