P2_9 Leap Year? Get out of Here! Part 1

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the feasibility of altering the Earth’s orbit, in order to remove the leap year. Since the Earth orbits the Sun with a period of 365.25 days, the orbital period must be reduced by 0.25 days. Under the assumption that the Earth’s orbit is circular at all times, we find that 1.22E30 J of energy must be removed from the orbit, and if this energy is to be removed over the course of one orbit, the acceleration of the Earth must be 2.17E−7 m/s^2 . Removing this energy will reduce the radius of the Earth’s orbit by 0.046%