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Take an orbital simulation with our current planet positions and velocities, change the mass of Jupiter and keep momentum the same, and see what happens! I'd p
by saboot 9y ago
Take an orbital simulation with our current planet positions and velocities, change the mass of Jupiter and keep momentum the same, and see what happens!
I'd predict not good things though, our solar system is somewhat chaotic / unstable over long time scales so a sudden change would probably eject some planets.
- gonvaled 9y agoIncreasing mass will require changing Jupiter's momentum in order to get a stable binary. The rest of the planets will go wild, true.
- Retric 9y agoSimulating these interactions over very long timescales is rather tricky. So, getting this right is very hard and must include not only energy calculations including rotation, but also full on General Relativity. Remember, because you need a lot of energy to change a planets orbit and planets only very weakly interact things are more stable than you might think.
- Retric 9y agoLet me put it another way, how do you validate your model?