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The planetary spin and rotation period: A modern approach

General Physics 2013-11-07 v2

Abstract

Using a new approach, we have obtained a formula for calculating the rotation period and radius of planets. In the ordinary gravitomagnetism the gravitational spin (SS) orbit (LL) coupling, LSL2\vec{L}\cdot\vec{S}\propto L^2, while our model predicts that LSmML2\vec{L}\cdot\vec{S}\propto \frac{m}{M}\,L^2, where MM and mm are the central and orbiting masses, respectively. Hence, planets during their evolution exchange LL and SS until they reach a final stability at which MSmLMS\propto mL, or Sm2vS\propto \frac{m^2}{v}, where vv is the orbital velocity of the planet. Rotational properties of our planetary system and exoplanets are in agreement with our predictions. The radius (RR) and rotational period (DD) of tidally locked planet at a distance aa from its star, are related by, D2Mm3R3D^2\propto \sqrt{\frac{M}{m^3}}\,\,R^3 and that RmMaR\propto \sqrt{\frac{m}{M}}\,\, a.aa from its star, are related by, D2Mm3R3D^2\propto \sqrt{\frac{M}{m^3}} R^3 and that RmMaR\propto \sqrt{\frac{m}{M}} a.

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@article{arxiv.1301.4720,
  title  = {The planetary spin and rotation period: A modern approach},
  author = {A. I. Arbab and Saadia E. Salih and Sultan H. Hassan and Ahmed Agali and Husam Abubaker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.4720},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

13 LaTex pages, 1 figure; 7 Tables. Accepted for publication in Astrophysics and Space Science