Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

There is interaction with other stellar bodies. Massive and uneven amounts of thermal radiation from the sun. Black body radiation out.


Sure. I'm not going to perform the computation, but my physical intuition tells me that it's completely negligible. The amount of thermal energy the earth absorbs or emits per year must be dwarfed by several orders of magnitudes compared to the rotational energy or the energy lost via tidal friction.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: