| Band structure of the solar system: an objective test of the grouping of planets and satellites. | |
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PMID: 11538323 Owner: NASA Status: MEDLINE |
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Alfvén in his early work on the origin of the solar system (1942-1946) noted a pronounced band structure in the gravitational potential distribution of secondary bodies, and suggested this feature to be directly related to the formation process. When the critical velocity phenomenon was later discovered, a close agreement was found between the planet-satellite bands on one hand, and the critical velocity limits of the major compound elements in the interstellar medium on the other, suggesting a specific emplacement mechanism for the dusty plasma which presumably constituted the solar nebula. Since the originally perceived band structure was outlined in a qualitative fashion, an attempt is made here to analyze the distribution by a statistical technique, testing the significance of clustering of the observational data in the bands. The results show that, with proper scaling of the parameters, such a band structure indeed appears, with features closely similar to those originally conceived. Some deviations are indicated by the cluster analysis, however; their significance is discussed in terms of process involved in the formation of the solar system. |
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Authors:
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G Arrhenius; S Arrhenius |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Astrophysics and space science Volume: 144 ISSN: 0004-640X ISO Abbreviation: Astrophys Space Sci Publication Date: 1988 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-03-25 Completed Date: 1996-03-25 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100971306 Medline TA: Astrophys Space Sci Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 357-72 Citation Subset: S |
Affiliation:
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA. |
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Astronomical Phenomena Astronomy Extraterrestrial Environment Gravitation* Physical Phenomena Physics Planets* Solar System* |
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G Arrhenius / Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA |
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