05-March-2008, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Hornblower
I just did a rough and dirty estimate of Jupiter's tidal elongation of the Sun, and I get roughly one centimeter. As is the case with any object undergoing purely gravitational acceleration, that tiny tidal deformation is all the sun will "feel". If you think that could affect the sunspot activity, please enlighten us with some technical details about a possible mechanism.
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I am talking strictly about angular momentum and the conservation of it, not gravity. My analogy of the tides on the moon was pretty bad, since the tides are caused by gravity. I was trying to make a point there may be a possible cause.
If JimP does take the time to put Saturn into his charts and the R^2 number does go up then I will explain the mechanism I am thinking about. I personally think the R^2 will go up! If the R^2 number doesn’t go up then posting my idea would be a total waste of time.
My question to you (Hornblower) is if the R^2 does go up would it get your interest up?
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I stand by my opinions as previously posted.
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If the R^2 number doesn't go up I'll be standing with you.
Jim
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