Open AccessMicrogravitation in space
Author(s) -
Marussi Antonio
Publication year - 1984
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.1984.tb01917.x
Subject(s) - equipotential , ellipsoid , inertial frame of reference , motion (physics) , geodesy , space (punctuation) , geometry , geology , physics , classical mechanics , mathematics , computer science , quantum mechanics , operating system
Summary. The paper describes the microgravitational field acting in a rotating platform in inertial motion around a planet. It is shown that the equipotentials are, under circumstances, families of hyperboloids or ellipsoids, degenerating in particular cases in hyperbolic or in elliptical cylinders, or even in a family of parallel planes.