Thus

x y z

u´ --- + v´ --- + w´ --- = 0, (8)

a2 b2 c2

so that a liquid particle remains always on a similar ellipsoid.

The hydrodynamical equations with moving axes, taking into account the

mutual gravitation of the liquid, become

1 dp du du du du

----- -- + 4[pi][rho]Ax + -- - vR + wQ + u´-- + v´-- + w´-- = 0, ... , ... , (9)

[rho] dx dt dx dy dz

where

_

/ [oo] abcd[lambda]

A, B, C = | ----------------------------------------------

_/ 0 (a² + [lambda], b² + [lambda], c² + [lambda])P

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