While the Sun contains nearly all the mass of the Solar System, how much of the total angular momentum of the Solar System is due to the Sun’s rotation on its axis? Find the fractions of the Solar System’s total angular momentum and total mass accounted for by the rotation of the Sun. Use a simplified model that assumes the Sun is a sphere of uniform density that rotates about its axis once every 27 days. This model also makes the following simplifying assumptions: i) only the four outer gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—together with the Sun are important in determining the total angular momentum and the total mass of the Solar System, ii) these four outer planets orbit the Sun in circular orbits, and iii) that the rotation of these planets on their own axes can be neglected. Consult Google for values on the masses, mean distances, orbital periods, etc. of the planets and the Sun that you’ll need to work this problem.
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
While the Sun contains nearly all the mass of the Solar System, how much of the total
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