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Physics Explains the Solar Planets System

By Joyce Peng

Earth rotates itself for 1 day, Moon orbits to Earth for 28 days. These two together orbit around the Sun for 365 days. Based on this observation, we can calculate the formula of relation between ‘period’-rotate days; and ‘distance.’

 

Earth has a North pole and a South pole, which creates a magnetic field, (right-hand rule explains the Earth spins left to right side with gravitation and electric field). Also, due to the Sun’s electromagnetic radiation combined with water, which produce atmosphere and gravitational force / fields.

 

Because the Sun produces light (UV ray), which creates electromagnetic waves among other planets, or electromagnetic fields of solar system. This creates periods of orbits between these planets to the centre of the Sun. Meanwhile, the mass of the planet decides the range of position in the solar system and orbit speed (time). They are emitting high-energy electromagnetic radiation.

 

That is also explained – the first 4 planets are terrestrial planets, which are small and solid with high density. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The last 4 planets, Jupiter, Saturn are gas. Uranus and Neptune are ice. (Jovian planets) don’t have a solid surface.

 

Therefore, due to acceleration = force / mass, the higher force has higher acceleration (higher rotation speed), this explains – Jupiter has 9 hrs 56m length of day (the highest rotation speed), then Saturn 10 hrs 34m, Neptune 16 h rs6m, Uranus 17 h rs14m and Pluto has the lowest acceleration and mass, the slowest rotation speed 6 day 22m. Generally, Jovian planets have higher rotation speeds than terrestrial planets. However, Venus has higher acceleration in the terrestrial planets, but the slowest rotation speed - 243 day. Venus has similar composition to Earth (a central iron core and a rocky mantle), although Venus has a thick atmosphere which contains96% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen and 1% gas. But Earth has a thin atmosphere (78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9%arg on and 0.1 %gas). Does the thick atmosphere of Venus affectrotation (interrupt the South to North pole magnetic field)? This will need further investigation.

 

 

 

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