Note on the attraction of an ellipsoid in a spherical universe

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Autore principale: Albouy, Alain
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author Albouy, Alain
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contents A classical theorem states that two confocal ellipsoids, each of them endowed with a surface distribution of mass which is called homeoidal, exert the same Newtonian force on an exterior point if they have the same total mass. We extend this theorem to the spherical geometry by adapting a forgotten proof by Chasles of the classical theorem. Compared to the existing results, this is a slightly stronger statement with a much shorter proof.
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spellingShingle Note on the attraction of an ellipsoid in a spherical universe
Albouy, Alain
Mathematical Physics
70F15, 31B99
A classical theorem states that two confocal ellipsoids, each of them endowed with a surface distribution of mass which is called homeoidal, exert the same Newtonian force on an exterior point if they have the same total mass. We extend this theorem to the spherical geometry by adapting a forgotten proof by Chasles of the classical theorem. Compared to the existing results, this is a slightly stronger statement with a much shorter proof.
title Note on the attraction of an ellipsoid in a spherical universe
topic Mathematical Physics
70F15, 31B99
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.12453