Upper limit of planetary rotation speed

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  • College of Physics and Electrical Engineering,Anyang Normal University,Anyang Henan 455000,China

Received date: 2018-10-02

  Revised date: 2018-12-14

  Online published: 2019-07-02

Abstract

Many planets have rotational motions. In a reference frame rotating with the planet,the mass point

of the planet is subjected to an inertial centrifugal force,which makes it appear as a flat rotating ellipsoid. The faster

the planet rotates,the greater the centrifugal force of inertia is. When the speed is greater than a critical value,

the planet will break. Based on the principle of minimum potential energy,the upper limit of planetary rotation

  speed is strictly calculated.

Cite this article

YU Feng-jun, TANG Zhen-jie, TIAN Jun-long . Upper limit of planetary rotation speed[J]. College Physics, 2019 , 38(6) : 8 . DOI: 10.16854 /j.cnki.1000-0712.180544

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