Azimuthally SymmetricTheory of Gravitation (I) On the Perihelion Precession of Planetary Orbits

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dc.contributor.authorNyambuya, G. G.
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-11T08:08:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-26T13:01:51Z
dc.date.available2013-06-11T08:08:11Z
dc.date.available2023-06-26T13:01:51Z
dc.date.issued2009-12-15
dc.description.abstractFrom a purely none-general relativistic standpoint,we solve the empty space Poisson equation(∇2Φ=0) for an azimuthally symmetric setting, i.e., for a spinning gravitational system like the Sun. We seek the general solution of the formΦ = Φ(r,θ). This general solution is constrained such that in the zeroth order approximation it reduces to Newton’swell known inverse square law of gravitation. For this general solution, it is seen that it has implications on the orbits of test bodies in the gravitational field of this spinning body. We show that to second order approximation,this azimuthally symmetric gravitational field is capable of explaining at least two things (1) the observed perihelion shift of solar planets (2) that the mean Earth-Sun distance must be increasing–this resonates with the observations of two independent groups of astronomers(Krasinsky&Brumberg 2004; Standish 2005) who have measured that the mean Earth-Sun distance must be increasing at a rate of about7.0±0.2m/cy (Standish 2005) to 15.0±0.3m/cy (Krasinsky&Brumberg 2004).In-principle,we are able to explain this result as a consequence of loss of orbit alangular momentum–this loss of orbit alangular momentum is a direct prediction of the theory.Further,we show that the theory is able to explain at a satisfactory level the observed secular increase Earth Year (1.70±0.05ms/yr; Miuraet al. 2009). Furthermore, we show that the theory makes a significant and testable prediction to the effect that the period of the solar spin must be decreasing at a rate of at least8.00±2.00s/cy.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://196.220.97.103:4000/handle/123456789/291
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherarXiven_US
dc.rights.licenseThis article was downloaded from NUST Institutional repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions as set out in the Institutional Repository Policy.en_US
dc.subjectAstronomical uniten_US
dc.subjectAzimuthal symmetryen_US
dc.subjectOrbiten_US
dc.subjectPerihelion shiften_US
dc.subjectSolar spinen_US
dc.titleAzimuthally SymmetricTheory of Gravitation (I) On the Perihelion Precession of Planetary Orbitsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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