Gravitational field of the homogeneous rotational ellipsoidal body: a simple derivation and applications

We calculate the gravitational intensity and potential of a homogeneous body with the shape of the rotational ellipsoid. The calculation is performed in ellipsoidal coordinates and uses the properties of harmonic functions expressed as ellipsoidal harmonics. The resulting formulae for the internal a...

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Main Author: Vladimír POHÁNKA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia 2011-06-01
Series:Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy
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Online Access:https://journal.geo.sav.sk/cgg/article/view/50