Mountains Gravitational Pegs Stabilize The Earth’s Rotation Motion

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to study the effect of Mountains as gravitational pegs on the Earth’s rotation motion. The physical system studied is a single mountain selected among all the mountains that exist on the globe. The application of Newtonian mechanics laws to the forces acting on the mountain system allows us to derive the equation of the Earth’s rotation. As a result, the angular acceleration oscillates with an amplitude of ~ 3.95 × 10⁻²¹ rad·s⁻².

Analysis of the results indicates that a single mountain, if it existed in isolation, would destabilize the Earth and obscure the tidal effects on its rotation. However, the multitude and relatively symmetrical distribution of mountains and crustal irregularities around the globe lead to a cancellation of their individual effects, resulting in a stable earth movement. This mechanism ensures the Earth maintains a steady path as it continues revolving around the Sun.

The study highlights that, much like corrective balancing masses in rotating machinery, mountains act as gravitational stabilizers for the planet. Without them, earth movements and seasons could be severely disrupted, and the planet would have deviated from its trajectory early in its existence. Therefore, mountains are essential components that preserve the balance and stability of Earth’s revolution and rotation in space.

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