Posted by dennis on September 06, 2002 at 11:45:39:
In Reply to: g-field on ellipsoid posted by dennis on September 06, 2002 at 11:40:51:
The original problem was for a ellipsoid shaped like an egg. I'm wondering how things would change if the ellipsoid were a flattened sphere, like the Earth. Is my 2D approximation inappropriate for the whole exercise?