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Phase-Space Areas of the Body Motion in the Solar System Deduced from the Bohr-Sommerfeld Atomic Theory and Approximate Invariance of Their Ratios for the Pairs of Planets and Satellites
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland
- 1 Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland
- 2 Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland
Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 03 (2012)·Pages 1142–1151·Published 28 September 2012·DOI10.4236/jmp.2012.329149
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Abstract
Energy-time and momentum-position phase spaces defined by the electron orbits in the hydrogen-like atom exhibit special properties of equivalence. It is demonstrated that equivalence of the same kind can be obtained for the phase-space areas defined by the orbit pairs of planets, or satellites, which compose the solar system. In the choice of the examined areas it is useful to be guided by the Bohr-Sommerfeld atomic theory.
KeywordsRatios of the Phase-Space Areas and Their InvariancePlanets and SatellitesBohr-Sommerfeld Atomic Theory
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