Mass anisotropy and planetary motion

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1961 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Il Nuovo Cimento, volume 22, pages 352-361 (issn: 0029-6341, eissn: 1827-6121,

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Authors: E. V. Ivash; R. F. Sweet;

doi: 10.1007/bf02783025

Mass anisotropy and planetary motion

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The consequences of mass anisotropy for planetary motion are investigated. A precession of the perihelion in the plane of the orbit is predicted. Application of the theory to Mercury establishes an upper limit for the mass anisotropy ratio of 1.57.10-10 for planetary systems.

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