Open AccessExtremal tides: rigorous computation for the many‐body case
Author(s) -
Rawlins Dennis
Publication year - 1982
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.1982.tb04948.x
Subject(s) - computation , maxima and minima , multiplicity (mathematics) , celestial mechanics , geodesy , point (geometry) , physics , classical mechanics , geophysics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , geology , geometry , algorithm
Summary. A rigorous method is developed for the exact solution of the extrema of the total tidal field on a spherical celestial body, disturbed by a multiplicity of gravitating point masses distributed in three dimensions at distances large relative to the disturbed body's size. A short program is provided for convenient use of the method. As an illustration, maximal solar tides due to planetary attraction are calculated for the Solar System 1964–1991.