THE PRECESSION AND NUTATION OF DEFORMABLE BODIES III. OSCILLATIONS OF INCOMPRESSIBLE VISCOUS GLOBES,

Abstract

The purpose of the report is to specify the form of the characteristic functions, and the nature of the spectrum of characteristic frequencies, of free nonradial oscillations of selfgravitating incompressible fluid globes of constant density and viscosity, in terms of which their forced oscillations (such as lunar librations invoked by the gravitational attraction of the Earth and the Sun) are later to be expanded. Kelvin's problem is generalized to configurations of arbitrary viscosity, and solved analytically in a closed form in terms of complex functions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0655223

Entities

People

  • Zdenek Kopal

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Motion
  • Diffraction
  • Frequency
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Motion
  • Oscillation
  • Precession
  • Spectra
  • Viscosity

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris