The atom is neutral and the number of electrons it accommodates depends on the total charge of the nucleus. Is there any gravitational law that gives the total number of planets that a given star can accommodate? That law should take into account the mass, spin and angular momeneta of the given suggested system.
No. The analogy would only work if planets emitted anti-gravity fields. The more planets a star has, the deeper the gravitational well, whereas electrons cancel the electromagnetic field of the nucleus.
Dear Scot,
I don't presume that there must be an analogy...It is just a matter of saying something for the discussion...The question is still there. How may planets are there?
Dear Remi,
Thank you for your interesting comments. I am not particularly saying that should happen but an initiation of an idea. O.k, then what is the case when if we consider only stable rotating planets, and not debris of planetoids? Consider the simplest situation.
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