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THE GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION OF VERTICAL TRIANGULAR PRISMS *
Author(s) -
WOODWARD D. J.
Publication year - 1975
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.1365-2478.1975.tb01546.x
Subject(s) - geology , computation , gravitation , oblique case , gemology , point (geometry) , geometry , attraction , paleontology , physics , mathematics , classical mechanics , algorithm , engineering geology , linguistics , philosophy , volcanism , tectonics
A bstract Formulae for the gravitational attraction, at a point, of vertical triangular prisms with oblique ends are presented. They are suited to computation on an electronic computer and are useful for determining the thickness of sediments in a sedimentary basin by iterative means.