Relativistic Two-Body Problem -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Relativistic Two-Body Problem

In general relativity, the equation of motion for a test particle about a fixed central mass is given by

(1)

where h is the specific angular momentum,

(2)
(3)

c is the speed of light, G is the gravitational constant, and M is the mass of the central body.

General Relativity, Line of Apsides, Precession, Relativistic Precession, Two-Body Problem




References

Danby, J. M. "Einstein's Modification of the Equation of the Orbit." §4.5 in Fundamentals of Celestial Mechanics, 2nd ed., rev. ed. Richmond, VA: Willmann-Bell, pp. 67-68, 1988.

Fernández-Jambrina, L. and Hoenselaers, C. "High-Order Relativistic Corrections to Keplerian Motion." J. Math. Phys. 42, 839-855, 2001.

Herlt, E. and Salié, N. Spezielle Relativitätstheorie. Braunschweig, Germany: Vieweg, 1978.

Weinberg, S. "Bound Orbits: Precession of Perihelia." §8.6 in Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity. New York: Wiley, pp. 194-201, 1972.



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