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The Gravity Force Generated by a Non-Rotating Level Ellipsoid of Revolution with Low Eccentricity as a Series of Spherical Harmonics

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  • Gerassimos Manoussakis

    (Department of Mathematics, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Polytechneiou 9, 15780 Zografos, Greece)

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The gravity force of a gravity field generated by a non-rotating level ellipsoid of revolution enclosing mass M is given as a solution of a partial differential equation along with a boundary condition of Dirichlet type. The partial differential equation is formulated herein on the basis of the behavior of spherical gravity fields. A classical solution to this equation is represented on the basis of spherical harmonics. The series representation of the solution is exploited in order to conduct a rigorous asymptotic analysis with respect to eccentricity. Finally, the Dirichlet boundary problem is solved for the case of an ellipsoid of revolution (spheroid) with low eccentricity. This has been accomplished on the basis of asymptotic analysis, which resulted in the determination of the coefficients participating in the spherical harmonics expansion. The limiting case of this series expresses the gravity force of a non-rotating sphere.

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  • Gerassimos Manoussakis, 2023. "The Gravity Force Generated by a Non-Rotating Level Ellipsoid of Revolution with Low Eccentricity as a Series of Spherical Harmonics," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-19, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:11:y:2023:i:9:p:1974-:d:1129867
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    1. Gerassimos Manoussakis, 2023. "A New Modified Helmholtz Equation for the Expression of the Gravity Gradient and the Intensity of an Electrostatic Field in Spherical Harmonics," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(20), pages 1-12, October.

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