cardinalf1b t1_j69sy1v wrote 2 years ago Reply to Earth's inner core seems to be slowing its spin according to new research published in Nature Geoscience. The study authors suggest this might be part of an approximately 70-year cycle where the core speeds up and slows down relative to the rest of the planet. by shiruken How does this play with conservation of angular momentum? If the core slows down or reverses, shouldn't something else speed up or slow down in the opposite direction? Permalink 1
cardinalf1b t1_j69sy1v wrote
Reply to Earth's inner core seems to be slowing its spin according to new research published in Nature Geoscience. The study authors suggest this might be part of an approximately 70-year cycle where the core speeds up and slows down relative to the rest of the planet. by shiruken
How does this play with conservation of angular momentum? If the core slows down or reverses, shouldn't something else speed up or slow down in the opposite direction?