But it is used to explain why winds and water go in different directions in Earth's hemispheres. Could the same calculations not be applied on a galactic scale? Could the same effects be seen on a galactic scale, involving planetary movement instead of winds?
As mentioned earlier, one...
Are you saying then that in principle this could be the case?
Is it possible that the Coriolis effect could be more prevalent in the void of space then it is here on Earth (ie, less encumbered by other forces)?
But there is an effect, however weak, even at extremely small scales.
Would this not mean that if you had two similar star systems created under similar circumstances, but one in the upper hemisphere of a galaxy and another in the lower, that they would rotate in opposite directions?
I thought if all things were equal (ie same drain, same angular momentum, etc.) then water would swirl in different dirrections based on the Coriolis effect, no?
I was wondering if anyone could debunk or prove the theory of a Galactic Coriolis effect. That is, that stars and planets rotate one way in one hemisphere of the galaxy, and rotate in the opposite direction in the other hemisphere, similar to how the swirling of water is affected in the...