A Model of the Planetary Figure.

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  • Sañudo Jaime
    Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura
  • Abad Abad
    Departamento de Fisica Teorica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza
  • Pacheco Amalio F.
    Departamento de Fisica Teorica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza

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  • Model of the Planetary Figure

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We have developed a simple analytic model, to derive the figure of equilibrium of a slowly rotating hydrostatic planet. The mean radius and the oblate eccentricity are calculated by minimizing the total energy of a uniform-density spheroidal mass distribution. We discuss Clairaut's theory, from its variational perspective, in the light of this model.

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  • Journal of Physics of the Earth

    Journal of Physics of the Earth 44 (2), 107-113, 1996

    The Seismological Society of Japan, The Volcanological Society of Japan, The Geodetic Society of Japan

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