Differences in interpretation may arise from differences in formulation of the equations of celestial mechanics. This paper focuses on the Liouville-Euler system of differential equations. In a "modern" presentation of the equations, variations in polar motion and variations in length of day are decoupled. Their source terms (or excitation functions) result from redistribution of masses and torques. In the "classical" presentation, polar motion is governed by the inclination of Earth's rotation pole and the derivative of its declination (close to the derivative of length of day -lod). These are coupled by the Liouville-Euler system. In the "classical" approach, all "source" terms are astronomical. The Liouville-Euler system allows one to determine the period of the Euler free oscillation (theoretical period: 306 days). The observed period (actually a doublet, known as the Chandler free oscillation; 430 and 433 days) is much longer. It varies with polar inclination from 306 to 578 days. Moreover, its envelope is strongly modulated, reaching a quasi-minimum around 1930 (with a π phase jump). The transition of the double period took place at the time of the 1930 phase jump. The duration and modulation of the Chandler wobble require a source of excitation. Elasticity of the Earth, large earthquakes, or external forcing by the fluid envelopes have been successively invoked in the "modern" approach. In the "classical" approach, the duration and modulation of the Chandler wobble can simply be accounted for by variations in polar inclination. The "classical" approach also implies that there should be a link between the rotations and the torques exerted by the planets of the solar system. There is remarkable agreement between the sum of forces exerted by the four Jovian planets and components of Earth's polar motion. Since 1970, the length of day tends to decrease. In the "modern" approach, motions in the fluid envelopes have been proposed as potential causes of this decrease. A recent acceleration of rotation velocity, that contradicts previous models, finds a simple explanation with the "classical" formalism. A sufficiently strong source of energy can be found: components of motions with luni-solar periods account for 95% of the total variance of the lod signal. Analysis of lod (using more than 50 years of data) finds nine components, all with physical sense: first comes a "trend", then pseudo-oscillations with periods 80 yr (Gleissberg cycle), 18.6 yr (Saros cycle), 11 yr (Schwabe cycle), 1 year and 0.5 yr (Earth revolution and first harmonic), 27.54 days, 13.66 days, 13.63 days and 9.13 days (Moon synodic period and harmonics). The lod contains a richer collection of high frequency components than polar motion that can be seen as a consequence of the derivative operator. The longer periods, 1 yr, 11 yr, 18.6 yr and 80 yr are common to lod and polar motion. The Euler-Liouville system of equations in the "classical" analysis implies a strong link between the two: the straightening of the inclination of the axis of rotat...
Variations in sea-level, based on tide gauge data (GSLTG) and on combining tide gauges and satellite data (GSLl) are subjected to singular spectrum analysis (SSA), to determine their trends and periodic or quasi-periodic components. GLSTG increases by 90 mm from 1860 to 2020, a contribution of 0.56 mm/yr to the mean rise rate. Annual to multi-decadal periods of ∼ 90/80, 60, 30, 20, 10/11, and 4/5 years are found in both GSLTG and GSLl. These periods are commensurable periods of the Jovian planets, combinations of the periods of Neptune (165 yr), Uranus (84 yr), Saturn (29 yr) and Jupiter (12 yr). These same periods are encountered in sea-level changes, motion of the rotation pole RP and evolution of global pressure GP, suggesting physical links. The first SSA components comprise most of the signal variance: 95% for GSLTG, 89% for GSLI, 98% for GP, 75% for RP. Laplace derived the Liouville-Euler equations that govern the rotation and translation of the rotation axis of any celestial body. He emphasized that one must consider the orbital kinetic moments of all planets in addition to gravitational attractions and concluded that the Earth's rotation axis should undergo motions that carry the combinations of periods of the Sun, Moon and planets. Almost all the periods found in the SSA components of sea-level (GSLl and GSLTG), global pressure (GP) and polar motion (RP), of their modulations and their derivatives can be associated with the Jovian planets. It would be of interest to search for data series with longer time spans, that could allow one to test whether the trends themselves could be segments of components with still longer periodicities (e.g. 175 yr Jose cycle).
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