Published January 7, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Analytic expressions for gravitational inner multipole moments of elementary solids and for the force between two rectangular solids

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1560, USA (United States)

Description

We give analytic expressions for the gravitational inner spherical multipole moments, qlm with l ≤ 5, for 11 elementary solid shapes. These moments, in conjunction with their known rotational and translational properties, can be used to calculate precisely the moments of complex objects that may be assembled from the elementary shapes. We also give an analytic expression for the gravitational force between two rectangular solids at arbitrary separations. These expressions are useful for computing the gravitational properties of complex instruments, such as those used in equivalence principle tests, and in the gravitational balancing of drag-free spacecraft

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/23/125/cqg6_1_007.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity (ISSN 1361-6382) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 125-136
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37063546
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE; GRAVITATION; SOLIDS; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION
Descriptors DEC
CONFIGURATION