Newtonian-Machian analysis of the neo-Tychonian model of planetary motions

作者:Popov Luka*
来源:European Journal of Physics, 2013, 34(2): 383-391.
DOI:10.1088/0143-0807/34/2/383

摘要

The calculation of the trajectories in the Sun-Earth-Mars system is performed using two different models, both in the framework of Newtonian mechanics. The first model is the well-known Copernican system, which assumes that the Sun is at rest and that all the planets orbit around it. The second is a less well-known model, developed by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), according to which the Earth stands still, the Sun orbits around the Earth, and the other planets orbit around the Sun. The term %26apos;neo-Tychonian system%26apos; refers to the assumption that orbits of distant masses around the Earth are synchronized with the Sun%26apos;s orbit. It is the aim of this paper to show the kinematical and dynamical equivalence of these systems, under the assumption of Mach%26apos;s principle.

  • 出版日期2013-3