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What is the difference between a Newtonian and a relativistic treatment of planetary motion?

April 26, 2017difference motion newtonian Planetary relativistic treatment

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What is the difference between a Newtonian and a relativistic treatment of planetary motion?

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The difference is that general relativity includes the subtle but measurable effects of the curvature of space around the Sun. This causes the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth and to a lesser degree the outer planets, to precess by decreasing amounts as you get further away from the Sun.