According to general relativity by Einstein, the space - time is curved...then why planets are not revolving in circular orbits?...
2007-02-12 16:59:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Just because Einsteins equations predict curvature of space there is no reason to expect anything to move in a circular orbit. Take a bowl and spin a marble in it and you'll be hard pressed to get circular rotation out of it. The conditions when the planets formed were not ripe for a perfectly circular orbit. That would probably happen one time in a few billion.
2007-02-12 17:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not entirely sure how to answer that question. You'll first have to explain to us why space-time being curved should mean orbits are circular.
Remember, curved doesn't mean circular... it just means curved.
2007-02-12 17:04:55 · answer #2 · answered by Arkalius 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elliptical orbits mean that the gravitational rigidity between them and the sunlight follows an inverse squared regulation, wherein rigidity weakens based on the sq. of distance. Newton proved that with the Calculus (or "fluxions", as he known because it) he invented. All planets are continually accelerating in direction of the sunlight, and the quantity of acceleration will improve as their distance from the sunlight decreases.
2016-11-03 07:42:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
elliptical orbits have curved areas
2007-02-12 17:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by probug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ellipse IS a curve, home boy.
2007-02-12 17:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by KevinStud99 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋