Open AccessInternal motions and the figures of planets
Author(s) -
Cook A. H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1981.tb02658.x
Subject(s) - planet , geology , geodesy , astrobiology , physics , astronomy , geophysics , classical mechanics
Summary. The problem discussed in this paper is the effect of specified internal motions upon the external figure of a rotating planet. An equation for the perturbation of a surface of constant density is derived. The properties of motions which can be maintained in a gravitational field are established.