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Mark Everglade
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Hi. I'm a science fiction author whose first novel Hemispheres, published through RockHill Publishing, explored a tidal-locked planet (Gliese 581g) where a group of activists increased its rotation to bring daylight cycles to both hemispheres. Now I'm writing the sequel, and there's ecological terrorist acts going on (I can explain why but it's not relevant to the physics questions).
Question 1) One group is trying to increase the planet's rotation even faster. Since centrifugal force would be stronger, would this indirectly increase the effects of gravity on the planet (gravity growing stronger as the planet spins faster)?
Question 2) One group of ecological terrorists are attempting to speed the melting of the icecaps. Since the planet is no longer tidal locked, the Coriolis effect exists now and that, in addition to daylight cycles, creates heat and heat transfer that melts the icecaps causing flooding. How would a nefarious group increase the speed of this flooding taking place?
Thanks!
Mark
Question 1) One group is trying to increase the planet's rotation even faster. Since centrifugal force would be stronger, would this indirectly increase the effects of gravity on the planet (gravity growing stronger as the planet spins faster)?
Question 2) One group of ecological terrorists are attempting to speed the melting of the icecaps. Since the planet is no longer tidal locked, the Coriolis effect exists now and that, in addition to daylight cycles, creates heat and heat transfer that melts the icecaps causing flooding. How would a nefarious group increase the speed of this flooding taking place?
Thanks!
Mark