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Precession of Pericenter: A More Accurate Approach

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this paper we study the orbits of massive bodies moving in the spacetime generated by a spherically symmetric and non-rotating distribution of mass. More specifically, our treatment discusses the more accurate calculation of the precession of pericenter due to general-relativistic effects. Our result is accurate up to terms of second order, while the precession met in the bibliography is accurate only up to first-order terms.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0610158,
  title  = {Precession of Pericenter: A More Accurate Approach},
  author = {Andreas Stergiou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0610158},
  year   = {2007}
}

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7 pages, 1 figure, BSc thesis result