Earth's orbit has a semimajor axis (a=1.496 times 10^{8} mathrm{~km}) and eccentricity (epsilon=0.017). Find the general relativistic

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Earth's orbit has a semimajor axis \(a=1.496 \times 10^{8} \mathrm{~km}\) and eccentricity \(\epsilon=0.017\). Find the general relativistic precession of the earth's perihelion in seconds of arc per century.

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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