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Relativistic equations of motion of celestial bodies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Michael H. Soffel
Michael H. Soffel*
Affiliation:
Lohrmann Observatory, TU Dresden Mommsenstr. 13, 01062 Dresden e-mail: soffel@rcs.urz.tu-dresden.de

Abstract

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The problem of relativistic equations of motion for extended celestial bodies in the first post-Newtonian approximation is reviewed. It is argued that the problems dealing with kinematical aspects have been solved in a satisfactory way, but more work has to be done on the dynamical side. Concepts like angular velocity, moments of inertia, Tisserand axes etc. still have to be introduced in a rigorous manner at the 1PN level.

Type
Part VIII - General Relativity. Physics
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 172: Dynamics, Ephemerides and Astrometry of the Solar System , 1996 , pp. 303 - 308
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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