Curving Newtonian space (Q1387797)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1160505
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1160505 |
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Curving Newtonian space (English)
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8 June 1998
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It is shown that the advance of the perihelion of Mercury can be accurately calculated in Newtonian gravity, if one takes into account the fact of the curvature of space. This holds also for the deflection of light. The spatial metric that accounts for this is given.
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perihelion advance of mercury
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Newtonian gravity
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