The Titius-Bode Law Revisited But Not Revived

TL;DR

This paper critically examines a recent reformulation of the Titius-Bode law, demonstrating that the proposed hypothesis contains significant errors that undermine its validity for the Solar system and exoplanetary systems.

Contribution

It provides a detailed critique of the Poveda-Lara formulation, highlighting theoretical and computational mistakes that challenge its credibility.

Findings

The Poveda-Lara hypothesis is flawed due to serious mistakes.

The law does not reliably predict planetary distances in the Solar system.

The hypothesis is not applicable to the exoplanet system 55 Cancri.

Abstract

The present article gives a detailed analysis of the new formulation of Titius-Bode law by (Poveda, Lara 2008) and of the hypothesis that this law may exist in extra-solar planetary system. A thorough study of the correspondences between the calculated distances and the observed ones in the Solar system and in 55 Cancri is given. It is shown that Poveda-Lara hypothesis contains serious mistakes (both in theory and in calculations) that makes it unacceptable.