FOR POSTING : Section 3 of UFT403
Many thanks. Incisive numerical results as usual. I would say that reversing the sign of the spin connection would reverse the sign of the integral and the precession. This can seen from Eq. (41) if the apsidal method is used. so both forward and retrograde precessions can be described, whereas EGR can describe only forward precessions. The sign in eq. (53) is correct because of the change of variable r to 1 / u. It would be very intersting to try to integrate Eq. (53) numerically, although I realize that it is a difficult procedure. That would give the orbit itself. Wen my computer returns from the workshop today I will repost sections 1 and 2 with errors corrected.
To: Myron Evans <myronevans123>, Dave Burleigh <burleigh.personal>
This is section 3 of the paper. The Integral in eq.(60) comes out negative for the planet Mercury. Can we be sure that the sign of the integral is correct? The sign changes when going from the r to the u coordinate, but I think this was rightly changed in the notes.
Horst