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Discretization on the cosmic scale inspired from the Old Quantum Mechanics

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The Old Quantum Mechanics actions discretization rules for periodic motions on the atomic scale (Bohr-Sommerfeld) have been suitably modified in order to account the gravitational field instead of the electrostatic one. The new rules are used to calculate a few mechanical quantities pertinent to the periodic motions of celestial bodies. Several values have been obtained which result in reasonable agreement with the corresponding experimental data. A gravitational dimensionless structure constant has been determined, using the data relative to the solar sistem, which allows to quantitatively account for phenomena on a much wider scale. In particular, some information is acquired about the recently discovered extrasolar planetary systems and about the general empirical law which connects the spin of a celestial body with the square of its mass.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9807186,
  title  = {Discretization on the cosmic scale inspired from the Old Quantum Mechanics},
  author = {A. G. Agnese and R. Festa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9807186},
  year   = {2007}
}

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17 pages, LaTex, 2 Postscript figures