On the Origin of the Spin of Planets and Stars and its Connection with Gravitomagnetism |
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Authors: | Alexandre Chaloum Elbeze |
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Institution: | 1. University Pierre et Marie Curie, Campus Jussieu, Pyramide Patio-Students, 24-14-13-23, 4, place Jussieu, 75252, Paris cedex 05, France
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Abstract: | The origin of the spin of planets and stars is, to a certain extent, still unexplained. In general, we attribute their rotation to the swirl of their constituent primitive gases. In this paper, we try to show that the rotation of celestial bodies depends only on their mass, apparent radius and tilt of their spin axes. We reach this conclusion within the framework of gravitomagnetism, implied by the Einstein’s general relativity theory (GR). Our results show that it might possible, in principle, to calculate the mass of spinning objects by measuring their apparent radius, the speed of rotation and the tilt of the axis of rotation. |
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