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The Lunar orbit paradox
Author(s) -
Aleksandar Tomic
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
theoretical and applied mechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2406-0925
pISSN - 1450-5584
DOI - 10.2298/tam1301135t
Subject(s) - orbit (dynamics) , lunar orbit , inertial frame of reference , physics , geodesy , celestial mechanics , orbit determination , classical mechanics , geology , aerospace engineering , astronomy , spacecraft , satellite , engineering
Newton's formula for gravity force gives greather force intensity for atraction of the Moon by the Sun than atraction by the Earth. However, central body in lunar (primary) orbit is the Earth. So appeared paradox which were ignored from competent specialist, because the most important problem, determination of lunar orbit, was inmediately solved sufficiently by mathematical ingeniosity - introducing the Sun as dominant body in the three body system by Delaunay, 1860. On this way the lunar orbit paradox were not canceled. Vujičić made a owerview of principles of mechanics in year 1998, in critical consideration. As an example for application of corrected procedure he was obtained gravity law in some different form, which gave possibility to cancel paradox of lunar orbit. The formula of Vujičić, with our small adaptation, content two type of acceleration - related to inertial mass and related to gravity mass. So appears carried information on the origin of the Moon, and paradox cancels

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