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RAPID NUMERICAL EVALUATION OF TWO‐DIMENSIONAL GRAVITY PROFILES *
Author(s) -
LONGMAN M. J.,
LEAMAN D. E.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
geophysical prospecting
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.735
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2478
pISSN - 0016-8025
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2478.1971.tb00598.x
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , attraction , point (geometry) , geology , gemology , gravitation , geodesy , geophysics , geometry , computer science , physics , mathematics , classical mechanics , engineering geology , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , volcanism , tectonics , programming language
A precise method of gravity interpretation is described which uses tables for the attraction of rectangular prisms in all positions relative to a given point. Hence the attraction of any body or combination of bodies may be assessed without complicated mathematical procedures.