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In [[orbital mechanics]], the '''universal variable formulation''' is a method used to solve the [[two-body problem|two-body]] [[Kepler problem]]. It is ana improvementgeneralized onform of [[Kepler's Equation]]s, generalizingextending itthem to apply not only to [[elliptic orbits]], but also [[parabolic orbit|parabolic]] and [[hyperbolic orbit]]s. It thus is applicable to many situations in the [[solar system]], where orbits of widely varying [[orbital eccentricity|eccentricities]] are present.

==Introduction==