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Re: [Phys-L] field of an ellipsoidal distribution

On 08/09/2015 01:12 PM, Donald G Polvani wrote:

The equation doesn't seem to apply to a spherical (e = 0), constant density
(k = 0) object which is rotating, since you get:

The object can't be spherical if it's rotating and it's
a fluid in equilibrium.

The equation only applies to a fluid in equilibrium.

The derivation of the equation gets a lot of mileage
out of the fact that the surface is an equipotential.