Extension of Schiff's gravitational scaling method to compute the precession of the perihelion of mercury

Apeiron

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 509-533

  Buenker, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

General relativity; Gravitational scaling of units; Newton's inverse square law; Planetary orbits; Schiff's method; Trajectory calculation

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949087515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08436061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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