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It's hard to imagine natural formation of such a complex structure in real universe. It needs a lot of precision (interplanetary engineering?) or luck to put 41
by dmytrish 9y ago
It's hard to imagine natural formation of such a complex structure in real universe. It needs a lot of precision (interplanetary engineering?) or luck to put 416 bodies in the exact positions and velocity for the model to be stable.
Another unnatural thing about this model is that adjacent orbits rotate in opposite directions: according to existing theories of formation of planetary systems, it seems impossible for the gas disk to go into different directions in layers.
Anyway, this model is definitely cool (416 bodies in stable orbits!) and might be a useful blueprint for interplanetary engineering of the future.
- geuis 9y agoFrom the article: > This system is completely stable—I double-checked with computer simulations. But nature would have a tough time forming this system. If it exists, it could only have been built by a super-advanced civilization. That’s why I call it the Ultimate Engineered Solar System.
- jpfed 9y agoThe fact that it would never occur naturally makes it even more interesting. Imagine interplanetary civilizations rearranging star systems to send the unambiguous signal "1. intelligent life lives here, and 2. they are powerful enough to arrange planets, so a peaceful posture is probably advisable.".
- animal531 9y agoProbably if you're capable of capturing and moving 400+ planets into a new sun's orbit in a decent enough amount of time, then no one is going to be bothering you. But it'll send a pretty impressive message.