Volume 18: Pages 300-308, 2005
The Disturbance of the Gravitational Field and the Secular Acceleration of the Moon
Tang Tao
SP XuanWei Power Generation Co., Ltd., Xuan Wei, Yun Nan, People's Republic of China
The exploration of the disturbance of the gravitational field is an absorbing topic in physics. It might provide insight into the theory of gravitation. How is the disturbance of the gravitational field generated? What is the equation of the disturbed field? What is the relationship between the disturbance of the gravitational field due to Earth and the motion of the Moon? These problems are addressed in this paper.
Keywords: vector, disturbance, disturbed field, tangential acceleration, equation of disturbed field, disturbed force, work done, polarization, ellipse, secular acceleration of the Moon
Received: January 23, 2004; Published online: December 15, 2008