A Study of Tidal Acceleration

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Abstract

Isaac Newton was the first to show the importance of tide as a source of astronomical information. He also calculated the ratio of lunar and solar masses from the heights of high and low tides at Plymouth. Not surprisingly his estimate was many orders of magnitude too high. Other objects in the Solar system also produce physical influence. We are fabricating several experimental apparatus to measure tidal acceleration in the laboratory. Also a theoretical vector technique to directly calculate the acceleration without the necessity of series expansions is developed. A preliminary report on the apparatus and measurements will be discussed. The acceleration data will be compared with the results, of (i) standard scalar potential calculations [T. Hartmann {\&} H.G. Wenzel, GeoPhys. Res. Lett. 22, 3553 (1995)] and (ii) vector calculations. It is posited that in (i) solar system astrometry, (ii) geo-positioning and (iii) time determination high-precision tidal accelometry can be competitive to other current techniques.

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Authors

  • Milind Purohit

    Univ of South Carolina, Benedict College, Sc 29204, Univ. South Carolina, Benedict College, Univ South Carolina, GA Tech, Central Microscopy Research Facility, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, College of William \& Mary, Harvard University, Benedict College, SC 29204, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Applied Science, Bielefeld, Germany, Francis Marion University, Physics Dept., Emory University, Emory University, Formerly Emory University, currently UCLA, Physics Department, Georgia State University, Univ. of Georgia, Dept. of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, Pr, Dr, Derpartment of Physics, Florida A\&M University, Tallahassee, FL-32307, Department of Physics, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, University of Alabama, Tsinghua University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, Jagellonian Univ., Univ. of Bonn, North Carolina A\&T State Univ., North Carolina Central Univ., Duke Univ. and TUNL, Georgia State University, Dept of Physics, Emory University, Cell Biology Department, Emory University, Physics Department, Emory University, University of South Carolina

  • Milind Purohit

    Univ of South Carolina, Benedict College, Sc 29204, Univ. South Carolina, Benedict College, Univ South Carolina, GA Tech, Central Microscopy Research Facility, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, College of William \& Mary, Harvard University, Benedict College, SC 29204, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Applied Science, Bielefeld, Germany, Francis Marion University, Physics Dept., Emory University, Emory University, Formerly Emory University, currently UCLA, Physics Department, Georgia State University, Univ. of Georgia, Dept. of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, Pr, Dr, Derpartment of Physics, Florida A\&M University, Tallahassee, FL-32307, Department of Physics, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, University of Alabama, Tsinghua University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, Jagellonian Univ., Univ. of Bonn, North Carolina A\&T State Univ., North Carolina Central Univ., Duke Univ. and TUNL, Georgia State University, Dept of Physics, Emory University, Cell Biology Department, Emory University, Physics Department, Emory University, University of South Carolina

  • Milind Purohit

    Univ of South Carolina, Benedict College, Sc 29204, Univ. South Carolina, Benedict College, Univ South Carolina, GA Tech, Central Microscopy Research Facility, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, College of William \& Mary, Harvard University, Benedict College, SC 29204, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Applied Science, Bielefeld, Germany, Francis Marion University, Physics Dept., Emory University, Emory University, Formerly Emory University, currently UCLA, Physics Department, Georgia State University, Univ. of Georgia, Dept. of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, Pr, Dr, Derpartment of Physics, Florida A\&M University, Tallahassee, FL-32307, Department of Physics, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, University of Alabama, Tsinghua University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, Jagellonian Univ., Univ. of Bonn, North Carolina A\&T State Univ., North Carolina Central Univ., Duke Univ. and TUNL, Georgia State University, Dept of Physics, Emory University, Cell Biology Department, Emory University, Physics Department, Emory University, University of South Carolina

  • Milind Purohit

    Univ of South Carolina, Benedict College, Sc 29204, Univ. South Carolina, Benedict College, Univ South Carolina, GA Tech, Central Microscopy Research Facility, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, College of William \& Mary, Harvard University, Benedict College, SC 29204, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Applied Science, Bielefeld, Germany, Francis Marion University, Physics Dept., Emory University, Emory University, Formerly Emory University, currently UCLA, Physics Department, Georgia State University, Univ. of Georgia, Dept. of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, Pr, Dr, Derpartment of Physics, Florida A\&M University, Tallahassee, FL-32307, Department of Physics, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, University of Alabama, Tsinghua University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, Jagellonian Univ., Univ. of Bonn, North Carolina A\&T State Univ., North Carolina Central Univ., Duke Univ. and TUNL, Georgia State University, Dept of Physics, Emory University, Cell Biology Department, Emory University, Physics Department, Emory University, University of South Carolina

  • Milind Purohit

    Univ of South Carolina, Benedict College, Sc 29204, Univ. South Carolina, Benedict College, Univ South Carolina, GA Tech, Central Microscopy Research Facility, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, College of William \& Mary, Harvard University, Benedict College, SC 29204, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Applied Science, Bielefeld, Germany, Francis Marion University, Physics Dept., Emory University, Emory University, Formerly Emory University, currently UCLA, Physics Department, Georgia State University, Univ. of Georgia, Dept. of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, Pr, Dr, Derpartment of Physics, Florida A\&M University, Tallahassee, FL-32307, Department of Physics, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, University of Alabama, Tsinghua University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, Jagellonian Univ., Univ. of Bonn, North Carolina A\&T State Univ., North Carolina Central Univ., Duke Univ. and TUNL, Georgia State University, Dept of Physics, Emory University, Cell Biology Department, Emory University, Physics Department, Emory University, University of South Carolina

  • Milind Purohit

    Univ of South Carolina, Benedict College, Sc 29204, Univ. South Carolina, Benedict College, Univ South Carolina, GA Tech, Central Microscopy Research Facility, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, College of William \& Mary, Harvard University, Benedict College, SC 29204, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Applied Science, Bielefeld, Germany, Francis Marion University, Physics Dept., Emory University, Emory University, Formerly Emory University, currently UCLA, Physics Department, Georgia State University, Univ. of Georgia, Dept. of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, Pr, Dr, Derpartment of Physics, Florida A\&M University, Tallahassee, FL-32307, Department of Physics, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, University of Alabama, Tsinghua University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, Jagellonian Univ., Univ. of Bonn, North Carolina A\&T State Univ., North Carolina Central Univ., Duke Univ. and TUNL, Georgia State University, Dept of Physics, Emory University, Cell Biology Department, Emory University, Physics Department, Emory University, University of South Carolina