8A50.15 - Perihelion of Mercury

Code Number:
8A50.15
Demo Title:
Perihelion of Mercury
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Planets of the Solar System
Area of Study:
Solar System
References:
  • M. G. Stewart, "Precession of the Perihelion of Mercury's Orbit", AJP, Vol. 73, # 8, Aug. 2005, p. 730.
  • Kevin Doggett, "Comment on 'Precession of the Perihelion of Mercury' by Daniel R. Stump [Am. J. Phys. 56, 1097-1098 (1988)]", AJP, Vol. 59, #9, Sept. 1991, p. 851.
  • Daniel R. Stump, "Precession of the Perihelion of Mercury", AJP, Vol. 56, # 12, Dec. 1988, p. 1097.
  • P.C. Peters, "Comment on "Mercury's Precession According to Special Relativity", AJP, Vol. 55, # 8, Aug. 1987, p. 757.
  • Thomas Phipps, Jr., "Response to "Comment on 'Mercury's Precession According to Special Relativity'", AJP, Vol. 55, # 8, Aug. 1987, p. 758.
  • Michael P. Price and William F. Rush, "Nonrelativistic Contribution to Mercury's Perihelion Precession", AJP, Vol. 47, #6, June 1979, p. 531.

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