NASA NTRS · 19990070476
Errors in the J(sub 3) Part of Nutation Series
Abstract
This paper points out that the nutation terms of Zhu & Groten due to the tidal potential of degree 3 are erroneous. Correct values are deduced here and they coincide very well with those given in Kinoshita & Souchay. These errors explain the discrepancies between the evaluation of the theories of Zhu & Groten and Kinoshita & Souchay, which can reach values up to 165 micro arc second. Also the two leading nutation terms due to the tidal potential of degree 4 are given. Finally, some of the computer programs (NUTC.F, KSV_1994.F) for evaluating the,13 nutation terms are also erroneous.
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Hartmann, Torsten, Williams, James G., Soffel, Michael. 1996-03-01. Errors in the J(sub 3) Part of Nutation Series. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19990070476
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