Relativistic perihelion precession of orbits of Venus and the Earth |
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Authors: | Abhijit Biswas Krishnan R S Mani |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physics, Godopy Center for Scientific Research, Calcutta, 700 008, India |
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Abstract: | Among all the theories proposed to explain the “anomalous” perihelion precession of Mercury’s orbit first announced in 1859
by Le Verrier, the general theory of relativity proposed by Einstein in November 1915 alone could calculate Mercury’s “anomalous”
precession with the precision demanded by observational accuracy. Since Mercury’s precession was a directly derived result
of the full general theory, it was viewed by Einstein as the most critical test of general relativity from amongst the three
tests he proposed. With the advent of the space age, the level of observational accuracy has improved further and it is now
possible to detect this precession for other planetary orbits of the solar system — viz., Venus and the Earth. This conclusively
proved that the phenomenon of “anomalous” perihelion precession of planetary orbits is a relativistic effect. Our previous
papers presented the mathematical model and the computed value of the relativistic perihelion precession of Mercury’s orbit
using an alternate relativistic gravitational model, which is a remodeled form of Einstein’s relativity theories, and which
retained only experimentally proven principles. In addition this model has the benefit of data from almost a century of relativity
experimentation, including those that have become possible with the advent of the space age. Using this model, we present
in this paper the computed values of the relativistic precession of Venus and the Earth, which compare well with the predictions
of general relativity and are also in agreement with the observed values within the range of uncertainty.
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Keywords: | perihelion precession relativistic precession Venus Earth numerical relativity relativity theory |
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