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LoopQG
Dec9-10, 10:49 PM
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I am attempting to calculate the GR correction to the Mercury Perhelion shift I have attached all the work i have done along with the equations needed. I am try to solve an analagous solution to Landau/Lifshitz ClassicalTheory of Fields. i believe i am almostatthe end bu have hit a road block, I needtotake an expansion of the 1/r^2 term but dont reallyknow how. any help appreciated. Thanks!