Publication details
K Newtonově a Eulerově interpretaci nerovností pohybu Jupiteru a Saturnu
| Title in English | To Newton s and Euler s interpretation inequalities of motion of Jupiter nad Saturn |
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Československý časopis pro fyziku |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Astronomy and astrophysics |
| Keywords | celestial mechanics; inequalities of motion; Jupiter; Saturn; Newton; Euler |
| Description | One of the most difficult problem of celestial mechanics was interpretation irregularities of motion of these two planets. Kepler observed a decreasing mean motion for Saturn and an increasing one for Jupiter. The first Newton s treatment of this phenomenon was fundamentally qualitative. Euler derived from the inverse-square law of gravitation the differential equations for perturbations. Subsequently he introduced analytical method known as the variation of orbital elements. |