or is it more like an orgin say liver or brain or a more compleate organizome.
2007-02-21 04:30:44 · 5 answers · asked by Tony N 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
interesting point eugene but i think you missed the point of my question inner space to outer space and gravity does effect both.ionic and covalent bonds simply mean sharing electrons that does not mean that a planet cannot have a dual orbit under the right conditions.not to mention wave theorywich exists in space and in your own body. p.s. sorry about the spelling.
2007-02-21 05:57:58 · update #1
It is like a very, very large molecule. Think...our galaxy alone has BILLIONS of stars. It could actually be an organism...they have billions of cells...
2007-02-21 04:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by Evil Genius 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our solar system is not like an atom. It's governed by the laws of gravity and not quantum description and is not dominated by the weak, electromagnetic and strong forces but instead by gravity. The galaxy is a collection of objects bound by gravity and not by covalent or ionic bonding. They're not even close. By the way, you definitely need a tutor in spelling.
2007-02-21 12:40:39 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
atoms and planets are very different. we can easily predict where the earth will be in three seconds or three years, yet quantum uncertainty prevents us from know where that electron will be two seconds from now. electrons do not orbit the nucleus like planets orbit the sun. gravity and the nuclear forces are very different beasts.
a galaxy could be compared to an organism i guess, but you're kinda stretching things. i'd just leave the quantum world separate from the gravitational world.
2007-02-21 17:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by Tim C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are only starting our discovery of the universe. Scientific investigation of it is only a few decades along and already we are finding it to be much more complex and mysterious than our experience on Earth has ever suggested. I think I recall from high school chemistry class that the ratios of the orbital levels of electrons in atoms are the same as the ratio of planetary orbital paths around the sun, which does seem like an astounding coincidence if in fact my memory is correct. The universe varies from the very large to the very small, perhaps infinitely in each direction. In every facet, at every level, it is amazing--each cell in your body is like a universe in itself, and your body is an astounding miracle. We do not even know what consciousness--awareness--is. How does a sack of chemicals take awareness of its surroundings? In our case, we are sacks of chemicals that have taken awareness (or are attempting to take awareness) of the universe itself. Anyway, you have a very inquiring mind, you might consider studying science as a career and maybe you will answer some of those big questions for the human race.
2007-02-21 12:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I agree that our solar system is not like an atom at all, let alone like an organ.
2007-02-21 12:53:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋