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A computer graphic investigation of a possible mechanism for the origin of planetary motion

Russell Lowke


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    Computer visualizations have been made of the predicted motion of a "prospective planet" ejected from the surface of the sun under the influence of gravitational, electrostatic and magnetic forces. In general, such a planet ends up falling back into the sun. However, if a planet is ejected at the suns equator, it is possible to obtain an circular orbit like path around the sun for a particular value of the sun's magnetic field.
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