Analytic expressions for gravitational inner multipole moments of elementary solids and for the force between two rectangular solids

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/23/1/007MaRDI QIDQ3376121zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors E. G. Adelberger, Nathan A. Collins, Charles D. Hoyle

Publication date 20 March 2006

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0512055

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55)

Abstract: We give analytic expressions for the gravitational inner spherical multipole moments, q_{lm} with l <= 5, for 11 elementary solid shapes. These moments, in conjunction with their known rotational and translational properties, can be used to calculate precisely the moments of complex objects that may be assembled from the elementary shapes. We also give an analytic expression for the gravitational force between two rectangular solids at arbitrary separations. These expressions are useful for computing the gravitational properties of complex instruments, such as those used in equivalence principle tests, and in the gravitational balancing of drag-free spacecraft.

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