Perihelion Precession in the Solar System

dc.contributor.advisorHalilsoy, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorKanzi, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-13T07:07:15Z
dc.date.available2018-04-13T07:07:15Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.date.submitted2016-09
dc.departmentEastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Physicsen_US
dc.descriptionMaster of Science in Physics. Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Physics, 2016. Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Halilsoy, Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Habib Mazharimousavi.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, we study about perihelion precession in the solar system, one of the most interesting aspects of astrophysics that include both aspects of General Relativity and classical mechanics. The phenomenon, by which perihelion of elliptical orbital path of a planet appears to rotate around a central body (which our central body is the Sun) is known as the precession of the orbital path. The special situation of Mercury arises as it is the smallest and the closest to the Sun amongst eight planets in the solar system and since the precession of Mercury's orbital path is much greater than other planets so it has attracted much attention in comparison to others. This natural phenomenon was realized by astronomers many years ago where they could not explain many strange observatory data. This thesis deals with the derivation of the equation of motion and the corresponding approximate solution leading to the perihelion advance formula. Therefore, our preliminary aim is to find solutions for equations of motion and derive a general formula by considering the General Relativity concepts and Classical Mechanics. Keywords: Perihelion, Advance of Perihelion, Aphelion, Perihelion precessionen_US
dc.description.abstractÖZ : Bu tez, Güneş Sistemi’nde perihelionun ilerlemesi ile ilgilidir. Araştırma konumuz hem genel görelilik, hem de klasik mekanik bakış açılarını içerdiğinden ötürü; astrofiziğin en ilginç konularından biri olarak tanımlanabilir. Bir gezegenin eliptik orbital yörüngesine ait prehelionunun merkezi cisim etrafında dönmesi, yol yörüngesinin presesyonu olarak bilinir. Merkür, Güneş Sistemi’ndeki sekiz gezegenin en küçüğü ve Güneş’e en yakın olanıdır ve diğer gezegenlere göre daha fazla dikkat çekmektedir. Bunun nedenlerinden biri, Merkür’ün yol yörüngesinin presesyonunun diğerlerine kıyasla daha büyük olmasıdır. Bu tez, hareket denkleminin derivasyonu ve perihelion ilerleyişi formulü ile sonuçlanan yaklaşık çözümler ile ilgilidir. Bu yüzden temel amacımız, genel görelilik ve klasik mekaniği hesaba katarak çözümler bulmak ve genel bir formül elde etmektir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Perihelion, Perihelion ilerlemesi, Aphelion, Perihelion ilerlemesien_US
dc.identifier.citationKanzi, Sara. (2016). Perihelion Precession in the Solar System. Thesis (M.S.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of Physics, Famagusta: North Cyprus.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11129/3615
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ)en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryTez
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPhysicsen_US
dc.subjectRelativity (Physics)en_US
dc.subjectSpace and Timeen_US
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Classical Mechanicsen_US
dc.subjectPerihelionen_US
dc.subjectAdvance of Perihelionen_US
dc.subjectAphelionen_US
dc.subjectPerihelion precessionen_US
dc.titlePerihelion Precession in the Solar Systemen_US
dc.typeMaster Thesis

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