The evolution of rotation in the early history of the solar system

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Celestial Mechanics, Planetary Evolution, Solar Rotation, Solar System, Angular Momentum, Protoplanets, Solar Magnetic Field, Stellar Evolution

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Theoretical models of solar-system formation attempting to account for the present slow rotation rate of the sun as well as the observed spins and orbits of the planets are reviewed. Consideration is given to the solar nebula; braking from magnetic fields; mechanical momentum-transfer processes; floccule models; the theory of capture of protoplanets from a tidally disrupted protostar by the sun; and the formation of planets from floccules, by accretion, or directly by the collapse of protoplanets. Diagrams, graphs, and tables are provided, and it is concluded that the proposed models which assume a very high early magnetic dipole moment for the sun are generally capable of explaining its present rotation and, with various allowances and complexities, the spin of the planets.

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