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Why does Bode's law work so well?
Has anyone figured it out yet?
Has anyone figured it out yet?
Hmm... Wouldn't ant radiation pressure orginating in the solar system tend to speed it up, rather then slow it down?Rothiemurchus said:If the anomalous acceleration of pioneer 10 is being caused by some sort of radiation pressure then perhaps ions being reflected back to the sun account for it.
Rothiemurchus said:On that link there is a theory about ion waves from the sun causing
nodes where the planets orbit.Is this theory likely to be right?
Bode's law is an empirical rule used to estimate the distances of planets in our solar system from the sun. It states that the distance of a planet from the sun is approximately twice the distance of the previous planet in the sequence, starting from Mercury.
Bode's law is based on a mathematical pattern, where each planet's distance from the sun is roughly double the distance of the previous planet. This pattern can be seen in the pattern of orbital periods of the planets in our solar system.
Bode's law is often criticized for being inaccurate, as it does not perfectly predict the distances of all the planets from the sun. However, it does provide a rough estimate and can be useful in understanding the relative distances of the planets in our solar system.
Bode's law was first proposed in the late 18th century by Johann Titius and Johann Bode. They observed a pattern in the distances of the planets from the sun and created a mathematical formula to represent it. However, there is still debate over whether this pattern is just a coincidence or if there is a deeper explanation for it.
Bode's law has been tested in other solar systems, but it does not seem to hold up as well as it does in our own. This could be due to the different planetary compositions and orbital patterns in other solar systems. Therefore, Bode's law is not considered a universal law and is only applicable to our own solar system.