Using a while loop/iterative process to derive a function
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I am trying to use Kepler's equation to derive a f where f is a function of E. Here is the problem statement.
My code does not seem to spit out the right answer. I don't believe I'm really deriving the function. Here is my code:
clc;
close all;
clear;
format long e
% Problem 1
nt = 1.047197551 %equal to pi/3 in radians
ep = 0.3
Ei = 0;
iteration_count = 0;
Mi = inf;
while abs(1.047197551-Mi) >= 1e-7
Mi = Ei-0.3*sin(Ei);
Ei = Ei+(1.047197551-Mi)/(1-0.3*cos(Ei));
iteration_count = iteration_count + 1;
end
fprintf('Number of iterations: %d\n', iteration_count)
fprintf('Final value of Mi: %g\n', Mi)
fprintf('Final value of Ei: %g\n', Ei)
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Krishna Kumar
on 21 Mar 2019
The code yields final value of Ei, and you are essentially using Newton's method to solve the eqn. Do you want the code to print del_E rather? or do you find an error in final value of Ei. Probably you can double check the answer with nonlinear solvers like fsolve in matlab.
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