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Chapter 8: Problem 52

One method of detecting extrasolar planets involves looking for indirect evidence of a planet in the form of wobbling of its star about the star-planet system's center of mass. Assuming that the Solar System consisted mainly of the Sun and Jupiter, how much would the Sun wobble? That is, what back-and- forth distance would it move due to its rotation about the center of mass of the Sun-Jupiter system? How far from the center of the Sun is that center of mass?

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Answer: The Sun wobbles approximately 7.784 * 10^11 meters back-and-forth due to Jupiter's presence in the solar system.

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Given information

Mass of the Sun (M鈧�) = 1.989 * 10^30 kg Mass of Jupiter (M鈧�) = 1.898 * 10^27 kg Distance between Sun and Jupiter (R) = 7.784 * 10^11 meters
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Center of Mass Formula

The center of mass formula for a two-body system can be written as: Center of Mass (Rcm) = (M鈧丷鈧� + M鈧俁鈧�)/(M鈧� + M鈧�) where Rcm is the distance between the center of mass and the reference point, R鈧� and R鈧� are the distances of the two bodies from the reference point.
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Reference Point and Distances

In this scenario, the reference point will be the center of the Sun: R鈧� = 0 (since the distance of Sun from itself is 0) R鈧� = R
04

Calculate the Center of Mass

Now we can plug the values into the equation: Rcm = (M鈧丷鈧� + M鈧俁鈧�) / (M鈧� + M鈧�) Rcm = (1.989 * 10^30 * 0 + 1.898 * 10^27 * 7.784 * 10^11) / (1.989 * 10^30 + 1.898 * 10^27) = 741330.64 meters So, the center of mass of the Sun-Jupiter system is 741,330.64 meters away from the center of the Sun.
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Calculate the Back-and-Forth Distance of the Sun

Since we now have the distance between the Sun and the center of mass of the Sun-Jupiter system, we can calculate how much the Sun wobbles. We can do this by finding the difference between the center of the Sun and the center of mass: Wobble Distance = R - Rcm = 7.784 * 10^11 - 741330.64 = 7.784 * 10^11 meters (approximately) Due to Jupiter's presence, the Sun wobbles approximately 7.784 * 10^11 meters back-and-forth.

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