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Fix equation for eccentricity magnitude calculation (#46)
Mu should be squared in this formula for eccentricity.
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classical-orbital-elements/orbital-elements-and-the-state-vector.md

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@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ The magnitude of the eccentricity can be found in the usual method programmatica
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:label: eq:simplified-eccentricity-magnitude
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e = \sqrt{1 + \frac{h^2}{\mu}\left(v^2 - \frac{2\mu}{r}\right)}
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e = \sqrt{1 + \frac{h^2}{\mu^2}\left(v^2 - \frac{2\mu}{r}\right)}
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Again, Eq. {eq}`eq:simplified-eccentricity-magnitude` is useful for hand calculations.

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