An Extended Study On The Precession Equation In The Gravitational Field of Spherical Mass

International Journal of Applied Physics

© 2020 by SSRG - IJAP Journal

Volume 7 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Lucas W. L., Joseph I. K., Chifu E. Ndikilar, N. Yakubu

10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V7I2P103

How to Cite?

Lucas W. L., Joseph I. K., Chifu E. Ndikilar, N. Yakubu, "An Extended Study On The Precession Equation In The Gravitational Field of Spherical Mass," SSRG International Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 7,  no. 2, pp. 16-19, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V7I2P103

Abstract:

In this research work, an extended Newton’s planetary equation of motion is solved analyticallyto obtain the precession equation, orbital eccentricity and amplitude in the gravitational field of spherical bodies.The results obtained showed that the precession equation reduces to exactly Einstein’s precession equation. The orbital eccentricity of the orbit of the planets and amplitude reduces to

Keywords:

Newton’s, Planetary Equation, Precession, Eccentricity, Amplitude, Gravitational Field, Spherical.

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