Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 1988
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Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 144, no. 1-2, May 1988, p. 357-372.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Cluster Analysis, Gravitational Fields, Planetary Evolution, Satellites, Solar System, Space Plasmas, Angular Momentum, Critical Velocity, Interplanetary Dust, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Ionization Potentials, Mass Distribution, Scale Effect
Scientific paper
Alfven 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.
Arrhenius Gustaf
Arrhenius Susanne
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