Mac Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 Hey, what about my question :) It got left in the dust....Which is ok too... Regarding "Why does everything spin?". As two enities come together, unless they just happen to be perfectly aligned for a head on collision, when they pass each other and are captured either by electrodynamics or gravity, they create elliptical orbits. Over time such orbits decay into more circular orbits. The orbit is a function of momentum, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokinjoe9 Posted May 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Regarding "Why does everything spin?". As two enities come together, unless they just happen to be perfectly aligned for a head on collision, when they pass each other and are captured either by electrodynamics or gravity, they create elliptical orbits. Over time such orbits decay into more circular orbits. The orbit is a function of momentum, etc. Not the orbit the actual spinning, the turning around of things....the planets are still orbiting and the orbit is decaying, but is different than the spinning? Would things continue to do what they do if they didn't spin around(not orbit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Not the orbit the actual spinning, the turning around of things....the planets are still orbiting and the orbit is decaying, but is different than the spinning? Would things continue to do what they do if they didn't spin around(not orbit). I guess I wan't that clear. I was applying the physics of orbit to the construction of particles. i.e - quarks, gluons, etc., must also come together and the spinning particle is actually comprised of sub-atomic components which are whirling around each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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