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a
i
1
2
3
f
i
1
2
3
f
i
P
2
(cosθ)
R
=
+
−
+···
a
i
1
2
3
f
i
1
P
2
(cosθ)
+···
=
+
−
.
(5.223)
Θ
Replacing
P
n
(cos
) by the addition formula (B.9), we have
G
ρ(
r
)
−
d
V
|
r
−
r
|
➁
G
ρ
i
∞
n
r
n
1)
m
P
n
(cosθ)
≈−
(
−
×
m
=−
n
n
=
0
2π
e
im
(φ
−
φ
)
π
0
R
1
(
r
)
n
−
1
dr
P
−
n
(cosθ
)sinθ
d
θ
d
φ
.
(5.224)
0
a
i
The inner integral becomes
a
i
1
+
3
f
i
1
−
P
2
(cosθ
)
R
2
(
r
)
2
−
n
2
1
(
r
)
n
−
1
dr
=
−
n
a
i
a
i
a
2
−
i
1
3
f
i
1
P
2
(cosθ
)
2
−
n
2
a
2
−
n
i
+
−
−
=
2
−
n
a
2
−
i
1
n
)
f
i
1
P
2
(cosθ
)
−
2
a
2
−
n
i
+
3
(2
−
−
=
2
−
n
2
f
i
1
P
2
(cosθ
)
.
3
a
2
−
n
=
−
(5.225)
i
Using the orthogonality relation (B.7), we find the contribution of region
➁
to the
gravitational potential
V
0
to be
G
ρ(
r
)
8
3
G
ρ
i
a
i
f
i
+
8
15
G
ρ
i
f
i
r
2
P
2
(cosθ),
V
≈−
−
d
(5.226)
r
|
|
r
−
➁
correct to first order in the flattening.
For region
➂
, entirely outside the sphere of radius
a
i
, once again the expansion
(5.118) for 1/
D
can be used. The contribution of this region to the gravitational
potential
V
0
is then
G
d
2π
π
G
∞
ρ(
r
)
0
ρ(
r
0
)
P
n
(cos
Θ
)
V
=−
r
n
V
.
−
d
d
(5.227)
|
r
−
r
|
R
n
+
1
0
➂
n
=
0
2
3
f
i
)
a
i
(1
+
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