Page 21 - GALIET PHYSICS BLOSSOMS II+
P. 21
In the simple model I am using to respond to the above questions, I am making two assumptions:
1. The planets are orbiting around the same star in the same direction.
2. The planets have the same mass.
(The permutations and combinations are many without the above assumptions).
As P1 and P2 of equal mass journey in their respective circular and elliptical paths around a massive parent star by Newton’s gravitational laws, two mutual gravitational attractions occur. The first one is between the Sun and P1 and P2, which ensures their planetary orbits remain stable, and the second one, is between P1 and P2, which causes them to wobble slightly or journey off slightly from their orbital paths until P1 and P2, passing PI (the point of intersection) reach point 3, where they reassume their regular paths.
•21•
