Ophiolite Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Good grief It took me 20 seconds to Google it So it should not have been a problem to include the link in the first place. Have you acknowledged in your expostulations that your proposal is an adaptation of earlier ideas on planetary formation that were abandoned because they did not work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) A link to the Wikipedia article was given in the OP of the thread that got locked. 4 equipotentials for a very rapidly rotating planet. The corners are just barely orbiting the center. Y axis is the axis of rotation. This equation assumes there is a large concentration of mass in the center but should be an acceptable approximation even if there isn't Thank you Wolfram. https://www.wolframalpha.com plot [ -(x^2/2) -1/sqrt(x^2+y^2)= -1.5, -(x^2/2) -1/sqrt(x^2+y^2)= -1.55, -(x^2/2) -1/sqrt(x^2+y^2)= -1.6, -(x^2/2) -1/sqrt(x^2+y^2)= -1.65] for x= -1 to 1 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+%5B-%28x%5E2%2F2%29-1%2Fsqrt%28x%5E2%2By%5E2%29%3D-1.5,-%28x%5E2%2F2%29-1%2Fsqrt%28x%5E2%2By%5E2%29%3D-1.55,-%28x%5E2%2F2%29-1%2Fsqrt%28x%5E2%2By%5E2%29%3D-1.6,-%28x%5E2%2F2%29-1%2Fsqrt%28x%5E2%2By%5E2%29%3D-1.65%5D+for+x%3D-1+to+1 Edited September 12, 2016 by granpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 A link to the Wikipedia article was given in the OP of the thread that got locked. So that's a de facto NO. Thank you for conceding that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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