Saturn;s Rings

SATURN’S RINGS

Saturn’s rings, one of the solar system’s most mysterious phenomena, has puzzled astronomers for centuries. What could be the cause of planetary rings? Why is the presence of rings, only observed among the gas giants? What is the explanation for the gaps, grooves, and other anomalies such as spokes observed within the rings?

Astronomers have put forth theories on how the formation of the ring system that surrounds Saturn is attributed to gravitational waves emanating from its moons. Although, this cannot be possible according to how waves emanating from different sources cancel or reinforce each other. A stable ring system formed from resonating gravity waves would vary wildly. Gravitational peaks and troughs would constantly change appearance of the rings, due to random overlapping patterns caused by the changing locations of the moons in relation to the planet. Lets look at an alternate solution this present day theory.

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The cause of planetary rings is a result of two primary factors. The principal reason is due to the minimum size a planetary object must achieve to produce sufficient gravitational and repulsion particle flows in relationship to the size. Secondary is the availability of small fragmented objects and micro meteors within its gravitational reach. In order to comprehend the whole process, I will have to re-establish the basic principals of gravity and how it affects a random mass. Gravity, long rumored to be a wave or some cross wave-particle, is a charged polarized particle that travels from the void of space to the center of a mass. Its flow is determined by the size of the mass, which dictates the magnitude of the attracting charge to the polarized gravity particle and the available space at the center of the mass, holding the gravity particles. Weight, an experience encountered on any large mass, is a force applied to an independent mass as gravity particles flow towards its center. As the gravity particles flows towards the center of the dominant mass (the origin of the gravitational field), any secondary mass (a mass to which a force or weight is being applied) encountered along its path is subjected to a gravity particle pass through. During this encounter, a force is applied in the direction of the flow of gravity particles, towards the center of the primary mass. The intensity of the gravitational force is dependent on the amount of particles passing through a defined cubic area of the mass during a time period T and the subject mass elemental composition. T, a unit of time, is a variable in different parts of the universe. Once the gravity particles reach the center of mass, a phenomena unknown to most Earth’s Scientists, the repulsion force, emanates from a particle that has a polarity opposite to gravity occurs. This effect takes place due to overcrowding in the core, as gravity particles continue to pour in. The attraction that brought the particles to a point of equilibrium or neutrality within the center of the mass now faces overcrowding from the continuing influx of particles that are following behind. Gravity particles, now under compression from new arrivals are pushed further into the center of the core, where they are overwhelmed by the polarity charge at the center that attracted them. The original equilibrium point is breached as pressure from incoming particles continue to build. The gravity particles, as they are forced closer to the center, lose their original charge and align with the opposite in polarity dominant charge. This results in a segregation of like particles stacking at specific points, evenly dispersed randomly in a 360-degree spherical direction. An example can be shown in the following thread. {The effect of dispersion can be seen when two balls are randomly set free in a slowly sloping cone. Their circular path is finally separated by 180 degrees. This is not by chance. The balls, as they travel, create pressure zones that precede their path in conjunction with producing low-pressure zones in their wake. The equilibrium point between the high and low pressure zones created between the balls sets them on opposite sides of the circular path.} Once the incoming gravity particle has assimilated a like charge that is great enough to overcome the containment pressures of stacked particles on top, it is ejected or repulsed from the center of the mass in a high speed, concentrated stream. The force propelling the particle is in relation to the particle charge vs. the total charge at the center of the mass. Hence, the name and result is a repulsion particle. This particle exhibits some of the following new characteristics not yet seen by scientists. Any mass at close range encountered while exiting the primary mass is not effected, since the repulsion particles tend to rip through a mass due to speed of the particle ejection and the concentration of the stream without applying a force. It is when the repulsion particles saturate the immediate area surrounding a mass, that their effect takes place. The majority of incoming gravity particles are push out of a thin plane occupying the same plane as the equator of Saturn. Creating a zone where small masses could orbit the planet in close proximity. The point where the force of gravity applied to a large gathering of fragments is equal to the repulsion force; a ring or system of rings is initiated. The repulsion force tends to provide an order to the random size and varieties of dust, micro meteors, and small fragmented objects by segmenting like masses according to size and composition, which were captured within the gravitational reach of the host mass, as long as the other prerequisite of sufficient quantities of small objects to provide a ring system is met.

A planet’s mass has to be similar to the mass of other gas planets for the creation of a ring system to occur. Their mass is large enough to produce a gravitational field required for gathering enough gravity particles to overwhelm a small area in the center of the core to produce an equatorial plane flooded with repulsion particles. This is why planetary ring systems are absent in the smaller terrestrial planets with their small masses and gravitational fields. The key is the flow rate (determined by the size of the mass) of repulsion particles emanating from the core along the equatorial plane to negate the incoming force of gravity applied to the micro-mass particles, which is present in the larger gas planets. This is accomplished by the added force of angular momentum due to the rotation of the matter within the center of the core. The added centrifugal force resulting from spin of the core, tends to gather and expel extra repulsion particles along the equatorial plane, in a pattern like sparks flying off a pin wheel, the path of least resistance. In this slim sliver of a plane, the repulsion particles tend to crowd out most of the incoming gravity particles. This force is not being emitted from within the particles, since they are polar opposites, but from the pressures caused by particle overcrowding, which overrides any small charge attraction between the gravity and repulsion particle. The repulsion particles tend to push away the incoming gravity particles, to a point that very little force is applied to any mass within this zone. Expansion of the thickness of the ring plane is balanced by the return flow and eddies of gravity particles moving towards the poles of Saturn. The dust, and other small fragmented objects drifting into this zone hover in this zone above the equatorial plane, but are compressed into what seems to be a razor thin profile about the planet due to compression forces of the incoming gravity particles. The repulsion force with its angular velocity not only negates gravity but also provides the push that moves the contents of the rings. This is why the rings and the planet rotate in the same direction and similar velocity. The core is responsible for propelling both. The majority of the mass, which composes the ring system, was acquired from remnant objects ejected from the asteroid belt. It is delicate balance between the size of micro mass, its approach velocity to the planet, and proximity to the asteroid belt, that determines why Saturn’s ring system is more defined than Jupiter’s or the other gas planets. Jupiter, though closer to the asteroid belt the primary source of matter for the rings, loses most of the matter to its gravitational field. The slim plane where gravity is neutralized cannot counter the incoming velocity of the objects when most objects approach Jupiter. By time objects reach Saturn, their diminished velocity due to the gravitational force of the Sun dictates a higher rate of capture. Dispersion of the density of micro meteors is the primary factor affecting fainter ring formation at the outer planets, due to less material available for capture within their gravitational reach .

Gaps and grooves in the planetary ring systems are attributed to the variations in the composition and the size of the matter that floats within them. Gravity, though reduced to a negligible force, is responsible for segmenting varying size and compositions of matter into zones. The repulsion force, which pushes against the gravitational force, affects matter according to its composition, with like matter and size settling into similar orbits. Gaps are created when there is a wide variation in composition and size of matter floating in the ring system. There is an absence of material that would be at equilibrium in that zone. Grooves occur, when the variations are subtle.

The appearance of spokes within the rings, unexplained by today’s astrophysics, is the result of a series of complex events. This occurrence first depends upon large numbers of repulsion particle stacks within the core. As the charge from the core is assimilated, it infiltrates the repulsion particles. The repulsion particles with their like charges, tend to separate from each other due to a repulsion force. It is similar to like poles on a magnet, where settlement of the stacks is at equal-distance points or equilibrium. As the number of stacks continues to increase and gather within the core, many stacks find themselves aligning with the planetary equatorial plane. These concentrated streams of repulsion particles upon ejection from the core, lying within the equatorial plane, interact with the materials contained within the ring system about Saturn. The repulsion particles with their angular momentum derived from core rotation spread with hot spots gathering in remnant locations of repulsion particle streams. The numbers of repulsion streams, which fall within the equatorial plane, tend to dissect it equally. This is why spokes seem to be spread evenly within a ring system. The concentrated streams within the plane apply a substantially larger force at their point of penetration. This occurrence tends to gather larger amounts of ring material preceding the stream and creates an absence in its wake. The result is that mankind observes spokes.

The rings of Saturn has provided many mysteries and with many answers put forth by scientists, it only raises more questions due to inconsistencies. Knowledge in the areas of gravity and repulsion forces has now filled in the many blanks for the explanation of most ring system present around planetary bodies in this level of our universe. The answers provided within this text will hopefully open up many new approaches to new scientific ideas.

Mankind's Explanation on Saturn's Rings

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