Soviet Physics Journal

, Volume 16, Issue 6, pp 837–840 | Cite as

The equations of relative motion

  • L. D. Raigorodskii
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Abstract

The equations of relative motion for test particles in an inertial gravitational field are obtained by use of variation principles. K is shown that these equations may be transformed into geodesic deviation equations, if the particle trajectories are geodesic.

Keywords

Relative Motion Deviation Equation Variation Principle Gravitational Field Test Particle 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1975

Authors and Affiliations

  • L. D. Raigorodskii
    • 1
  1. 1.Leningrad Ship Building InstituteUSSR

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