Newton?s Equations of Motion in the Gravitational Field of an Oblate Mass

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Scientific Paper
Title Newton?s Equations of Motion in the Gravitational Field of an Oblate Mass
Author(s) S X K Howusu, E F Musongong
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Published 2006
Journal Galilean Electrodynamics
Volume 17
Number 3
Pages 57-59

Abstract

In an earlier paper [1], we derived Newton?s gravitational scalar potential field due to an oblate spheroidal massive body. In this paper we derive the corresponding Newton?s equations of motion for a particle of nonzero rest mass in the Gravitational Field of a stationary, homogeneous, oblate spheroidal massive body, expressed in oblate spheroidal coordinates convenient for mathematical investigation, and hence physical interpretation and experimental investigation for all systems in the Universe.