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SP-345 Evolution of the Solar System

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FIGURE 21.2.1. Structure of the solar system in terms of the mass of the central bodies and the gravitational potential energy of the bodies orbiting around them. For a detailed analysis refer to secs. 21.2, 21.3, and 23.9.2. (From Alfvén and Arrhenius, 1972.)

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