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| url = [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_6446.pdf Link to paper] | | url = [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_6446.pdf Link to paper] | ||
| author = [[Richard Wayte]] | | author = [[Richard Wayte]] | ||
| keywords = perihelion, precession, Mercury, General Relativity, solar system | |||
| published = 2011 | | published = 2011 | ||
| journal = [[Vixra]] | | journal = [[Vixra]] | ||
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| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | The Obscure Precession of Mercury's Perihelion |
| Read in full | Link to paper |
| Author(s) | Richard Wayte |
| Keywords | perihelion, precession, Mercury, General Relativity, solar system |
| Published | 2011 |
| Journal | Vixra |
| No. of pages | 8 |
Read the full paper here
Abstract
The Sun's orbital motion around the Solar System barycentre contributes a small quadrupole moment to the gravitational binding energy of Mercury. This moment has until now gone undiscovered, but it actually generates 7arcsec/cy precession of Mercury's perihelion. Consequently, the residual 43arcsec/cy allocated previously to general relativity must in reality account for this new component and only 36arcsec/cy for general relativity. This means that the orbit of Mercury is grossly incompatible with the vacuum solution of GR.