This document proposes a theory for the origin of the solar system. The theory belongs to the dualistic class of theories but retains aspects of monistic theories. It emphasizes that an instability in the boundary layer of the solar nebula could occur if a foreign body, such as a brother star of the Sun, approached the nebula. This instability could cause the boundary layer to split off into a rotating gas ring, forming the first planet. The theory derives a law of planetary distances from the Sun that is obeyed more closely than the Titius-Bode law. This law may also apply to satellite systems around other planets.
The document discusses the composition and origins of the universe. It describes the universe as being made up of 4.6% baryonic matter, 24% cold dark matter, and 71.4% dark energy. It explains how stars are formed from clouds of gas and dust within galaxies, and how stars undergo nuclear fusion to produce heavier elements. The document outlines evidence that supports the Big Bang theory of the universe's origins, such as the cosmic microwave background radiation and redshift of distant galaxies. It also describes theories that preceded the Big Bang theory, such as the steady state model, and summarizes the evolution of the universe according to the Big Bang theory.
1) The document discusses various celestial objects that orbit the sun including meteors, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. It provides definitions and descriptions of each object.
2) Key differences are outlined, such as meteoroids become meteors when entering the earth's atmosphere, and meteorites are meteors that survive impact and land on earth. Asteroids orbit mainly between Mars and Jupiter, while comets have more elliptical orbits and tails when near the sun.
3) Examples of significant meteors, asteroids, and comets are mentioned, including Comet Hale-Bopp which was exceptionally large and the longest observed comet.
This document contains information about meteors, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. It defines these terms and describes their differences. Meteoroids become meteors when entering Earth's atmosphere, and meteorites are meteors that survive impact with Earth's surface. Asteroids orbit the sun mainly between Mars and Jupiter. Comets have highly elliptical orbits and develop tails as they approach the sun due to sublimating ice. The document provides examples of meteor showers and observed fireballs.
Discovering the Universe - Gravitiationbrycetbolin
1. Nicolaus Copernicus developed the first heliocentric (sun-centered) model of the solar system to explain observations like the retrograde motion of Mars.
2. Tycho Brahe made extremely accurate observations of planetary motions that allowed Johannes Kepler to deduce his three laws of planetary motion, including that planets orbit in ellipses with the sun at one focus.
3. Isaac Newton later formulated his law of universal gravitation and laws of motion, explaining that gravity is what keeps the planets in orbit around the sun and accounting for Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
The document discusses key concepts about the solar system including:
- The mass of the solar system is concentrated in the gas giant planets like Jupiter due to their large sizes, not densities.
- The planets orbit the sun on elliptical paths and revolve in the same direction counter-clockwise when viewed from above the north pole.
- Planets revolve around the sun at different rates, with inner planets revolving faster, and rotate at different rates, with inner planets rotating slower.
- Prograde motion is counter-clockwise rotation when viewed from above the north pole, while retrograde motion is clockwise.
The document discusses several scientific theories that explain the origin of the solar system. It begins by describing the nebular hypothesis proposed by Kant and Laplace, which suggests that the solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust that collapsed under gravity. It then discusses the planetesimal and tidal theories which built upon this idea to explain how smaller planetesimals formed and were ejected from the sun. The protoplanet theory modified this view to incorporate modern knowledge about independent formation of matter in protoplanets within the rotating nebula.
What are the basics behind the General Relativity?
General Relativity actually deals with gravitational interaction between objects. It thus deals with the rules that govern the giant universe and the galaxies within.
The document discusses the composition and origins of the universe. It describes the universe as being made up of 4.6% baryonic matter, 24% cold dark matter, and 71.4% dark energy. It explains how stars are formed from clouds of gas and dust within galaxies, and how stars undergo nuclear fusion to produce heavier elements. The document outlines evidence that supports the Big Bang theory of the universe's origins, such as the cosmic microwave background radiation and redshift of distant galaxies. It also describes theories that preceded the Big Bang theory, such as the steady state model, and summarizes the evolution of the universe according to the Big Bang theory.
1) The document discusses various celestial objects that orbit the sun including meteors, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. It provides definitions and descriptions of each object.
2) Key differences are outlined, such as meteoroids become meteors when entering the earth's atmosphere, and meteorites are meteors that survive impact and land on earth. Asteroids orbit mainly between Mars and Jupiter, while comets have more elliptical orbits and tails when near the sun.
3) Examples of significant meteors, asteroids, and comets are mentioned, including Comet Hale-Bopp which was exceptionally large and the longest observed comet.
This document contains information about meteors, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. It defines these terms and describes their differences. Meteoroids become meteors when entering Earth's atmosphere, and meteorites are meteors that survive impact with Earth's surface. Asteroids orbit the sun mainly between Mars and Jupiter. Comets have highly elliptical orbits and develop tails as they approach the sun due to sublimating ice. The document provides examples of meteor showers and observed fireballs.
Discovering the Universe - Gravitiationbrycetbolin
1. Nicolaus Copernicus developed the first heliocentric (sun-centered) model of the solar system to explain observations like the retrograde motion of Mars.
2. Tycho Brahe made extremely accurate observations of planetary motions that allowed Johannes Kepler to deduce his three laws of planetary motion, including that planets orbit in ellipses with the sun at one focus.
3. Isaac Newton later formulated his law of universal gravitation and laws of motion, explaining that gravity is what keeps the planets in orbit around the sun and accounting for Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
The document discusses key concepts about the solar system including:
- The mass of the solar system is concentrated in the gas giant planets like Jupiter due to their large sizes, not densities.
- The planets orbit the sun on elliptical paths and revolve in the same direction counter-clockwise when viewed from above the north pole.
- Planets revolve around the sun at different rates, with inner planets revolving faster, and rotate at different rates, with inner planets rotating slower.
- Prograde motion is counter-clockwise rotation when viewed from above the north pole, while retrograde motion is clockwise.
The document discusses several scientific theories that explain the origin of the solar system. It begins by describing the nebular hypothesis proposed by Kant and Laplace, which suggests that the solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust that collapsed under gravity. It then discusses the planetesimal and tidal theories which built upon this idea to explain how smaller planetesimals formed and were ejected from the sun. The protoplanet theory modified this view to incorporate modern knowledge about independent formation of matter in protoplanets within the rotating nebula.
What are the basics behind the General Relativity?
General Relativity actually deals with gravitational interaction between objects. It thus deals with the rules that govern the giant universe and the galaxies within.
Beyond The Earth and How The Solar System EvolvedLJAshleyDigamon
The document discusses theories about the formation of the solar system. It describes the universal law of gravitation proposed by Isaac Newton which explains how gravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sun. It also discusses the planetisimal theory proposed in 1778, which states that the solar system formed from materials thrown off after a collision between the sun and another star. Additionally, it summarizes the companion star theory that the sun once had a companion star that exploded, and the nebular hypothesis from 1776 proposing that the solar system originated from a vast swirling nebula that condensed to form the sun and planets.
The document provides an overview of Earth and life science topics including:
1) The Big Bang theory describes the origin and evolution of the universe from the earliest known periods to its current large-scale structure, with the Big Bang occurring approximately 13.8 billion years ago.
2) After the initial expansion of the universe, matter condensed into stars and galaxies, and atoms later formed, allowing life to develop on planets.
3) Our solar system formed 4.5 billion years ago from a cloud of gas and dust, with the sun at its center and planets, moons, asteroids and other bodies in orbit around it.
1) The Solar System consists of the Sun and objects that orbit it, including 9 planets.
2) The planets follow elliptical orbits around the Sun due to the balance between gravitational pull and inertia.
3) There are several theories for how the Solar System formed, with the most widely accepted being the Nebular Hypothesis where a large cloud collapsed and spun to form a disk that condensed into planets.
The document summarizes key aspects of our solar system. It describes the components of the solar system including the sun, planets, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. It then provides details about the inner and outer planets, distinguishing their compositions. Specific information is given about Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and some of their moons and characteristics.
1. The document is a review for an astronomy midterm that contains 65 multiple choice questions about the solar system, stars, and astronomy.
2. The questions cover topics like the structure of the solar system, properties of comets and asteroids, formation of the solar system, characteristics of planets and stars, and processes that occur on the sun.
3. The document tests knowledge across a wide range of foundational astronomy concepts.
This document provides an overview of astronomy and the scientific method. It discusses:
1) Astronomy is the study of objects beyond Earth and how they interact, as well as organizing what we learn into the history of the universe.
2) Science is based on making observations and testing hypotheses, with new models replacing old ones as new evidence emerges.
3) Astronomers test hypotheses by making new observations using advanced instruments rather than experiments in a lab. The process of peer review helps establish scientific consensus.
Nicolaus Copernicus proposed a model of the solar system with the Sun at the center, replacing the Earth-centered model. Johannes Kepler discovered that planets orbit the Sun in ellipses rather than perfect circles, with the Sun located at one focus of the ellipse. Galileo Galilei made important astronomical observations using his telescope that supported Copernicus' sun-centered model of the universe and showed that planets were not points of light but had surfaces like the Moon. Sir Isaac Newton formulated the law of universal gravitation, explaining that gravity causes planets to follow elliptical orbits around the Sun.
As the moon waxes (the amount of illuminated surface as seen from Earth is increasing), the lunar phases progress through new moon, crescent moon, first-quarter moon, gibbous moon, and full moon. The moon is then said to wane as it passes through the gibbous moon, third-quarter moon, crescent moon and back to new moon.
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STEM 11 Earth Science
History, summary, evidences, and criticisms of Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon's Collision Theory of planet formation involving the sun and a comet.
Origin and Abundance of elements in the Solar system and in the Earth and its...AkshayRaut51
Definition of Elements and atom
Origin of Universe
Theories of origin of Solar system and Earth
Chemical Composition of Planets
Chemical Composition of Earth
Chemical composition of Meteorites
Abundance of Elements
Gravity is the force that attracts all matter to each other. It causes planets, stars, and galaxies to form and influences the motion of objects in space. Isaac Newton first proposed that gravity depends on the masses of objects and the distance between them. Later, Einstein's theory of general relativity explained that gravity is caused by the curvature of spacetime due to the uneven distribution of mass. Tests have supported Einstein's theory, such as observations of gravitational lensing and gravitational waves. Gravity plays a key role in the formation and evolution of astronomical objects throughout the universe.
The document discusses the Nebular Hypothesis of La Place, which proposes that the solar system formed from a rotating cloud or nebula of dust and gas. It states that as the nebula collapsed due to gravitational forces, the central mass formed the sun and the surrounding disk of matter cooled and condensed to form the planets in stable, circular orbits. The hypothesis is supported by observations of nebulae and protoplanetary disks found in the Orion Nebula. Criticisms of La Place's hypothesis are also mentioned.
This document provides an overview of theories on the origin of the universe and the solar system. It begins by defining important terms like dark matter, dark energy, and theories. It then discusses creation myths from different cultures and the biblical creation story in Genesis. The majority of the document focuses on explaining the Big Bang Theory, including the inflation epoch, events after the Big Bang like formation of the basic elements, and evidence that supports it like galaxy redshifts and the cosmic microwave background. It also briefly outlines other theories like the steady state theory, string theory, and M-theory. The second half summarizes theories of solar system formation like the nebula hypothesis and compares terrestrial and Jovian planets.
1) The Oort cloud is believed to lie at the edge of our solar system, between 5,000 and 100,000 AU from the sun, and is composed of icy objects and long-period comets.
2) Voyager 1 was the first human-made object to leave the solar system in 2012 when it crossed the heliopause and entered interstellar space.
3) Recent discoveries of objects Sedna and 2012 VP113 in the inner Oort cloud provide insights into the formation and edge of the solar system.
This document provides an overview of our solar system, including what a solar system is comprised of, the names and compositions of the planets, facts about the sun, comparisons of planet sizes, and details about the asteroid belt. It explains that a solar system consists of a star and objects orbiting around it, lists the eight planets and whether they are made of rock or gas, and provides additional information and links about the sun, sizes of planets, and asteroids.
Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside Earth's atmosphere. It includes studying stars, planets, moons, nebulae, galaxies, and other astronomical objects as well as their evolution, physics, chemistry, and interactions. Related fields include cosmology, which studies the universe as a whole, and astrophysics which applies physics to astronomical objects and phenomena. Astronomy uses various methods of observation across the electromagnetic spectrum from radio to gamma rays. Some important astronomers mentioned include Galileo, who made early observations with telescopes and contributed to the scientific revolution, Hipparchus who created one of the first star catalogs, Edwin Hubble who discovered galaxies outside the Milky Way, and Johannes Kepler who explained the motions of planets
This document discusses the exploration and discovery of planets, moons, and dwarf planets within our solar system. It describes findings such as the presence of liquid methane on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and sedimentary rocks on Mars that indicate ancient water. It outlines plans for human colonization of Mars by 2027 through the Mars One program. Additionally, it provides details on dwarf planets such as Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris, and discusses the first exoplanet discovered in the habitable zone of a sun-like star, Kepler-22b.
Earth and Life Science - Theories on the Origin of the Solar SystemJuan Miguel Palero
This is a powerpoint presentation that is about one of the Senior High School Core Subject: Earth and Life Science. It is composed of the theories that explains the origin of the Solar System.
Theories on the origin of the Universe.Jerome Bigael
The document describes several historical theories on the origin and structure of the universe from ancient times through the 20th century. These include: the Hindu cyclical universe theory; the Greek theories of a primordial mixture and atomic universes; the geocentric Aristotelian and Ptolemaic universes; the heliocentric theories of Aristarchus and Copernicus; Newton's static universe; the nebular hypothesis; Einstein's static universe; and the modern Big Bang theory formulated by Lemaitre that the universe began in a hot, dense state around 13.7 billion years ago.
The document summarizes the origin of the universe and the solar system. It discusses the Big Bang theory and other theories such as inflation theory and M-theory. It also discusses early theories on the origin of the solar system such as Descartes' vortex theory and the Kant-Laplace nebular hypothesis. Additionally, it provides details on properties of the current solar system, including classifications of planets and components such as asteroids and comets.
Beyond The Earth and How The Solar System EvolvedLJAshleyDigamon
The document discusses theories about the formation of the solar system. It describes the universal law of gravitation proposed by Isaac Newton which explains how gravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sun. It also discusses the planetisimal theory proposed in 1778, which states that the solar system formed from materials thrown off after a collision between the sun and another star. Additionally, it summarizes the companion star theory that the sun once had a companion star that exploded, and the nebular hypothesis from 1776 proposing that the solar system originated from a vast swirling nebula that condensed to form the sun and planets.
The document provides an overview of Earth and life science topics including:
1) The Big Bang theory describes the origin and evolution of the universe from the earliest known periods to its current large-scale structure, with the Big Bang occurring approximately 13.8 billion years ago.
2) After the initial expansion of the universe, matter condensed into stars and galaxies, and atoms later formed, allowing life to develop on planets.
3) Our solar system formed 4.5 billion years ago from a cloud of gas and dust, with the sun at its center and planets, moons, asteroids and other bodies in orbit around it.
1) The Solar System consists of the Sun and objects that orbit it, including 9 planets.
2) The planets follow elliptical orbits around the Sun due to the balance between gravitational pull and inertia.
3) There are several theories for how the Solar System formed, with the most widely accepted being the Nebular Hypothesis where a large cloud collapsed and spun to form a disk that condensed into planets.
The document summarizes key aspects of our solar system. It describes the components of the solar system including the sun, planets, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. It then provides details about the inner and outer planets, distinguishing their compositions. Specific information is given about Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and some of their moons and characteristics.
1. The document is a review for an astronomy midterm that contains 65 multiple choice questions about the solar system, stars, and astronomy.
2. The questions cover topics like the structure of the solar system, properties of comets and asteroids, formation of the solar system, characteristics of planets and stars, and processes that occur on the sun.
3. The document tests knowledge across a wide range of foundational astronomy concepts.
This document provides an overview of astronomy and the scientific method. It discusses:
1) Astronomy is the study of objects beyond Earth and how they interact, as well as organizing what we learn into the history of the universe.
2) Science is based on making observations and testing hypotheses, with new models replacing old ones as new evidence emerges.
3) Astronomers test hypotheses by making new observations using advanced instruments rather than experiments in a lab. The process of peer review helps establish scientific consensus.
Nicolaus Copernicus proposed a model of the solar system with the Sun at the center, replacing the Earth-centered model. Johannes Kepler discovered that planets orbit the Sun in ellipses rather than perfect circles, with the Sun located at one focus of the ellipse. Galileo Galilei made important astronomical observations using his telescope that supported Copernicus' sun-centered model of the universe and showed that planets were not points of light but had surfaces like the Moon. Sir Isaac Newton formulated the law of universal gravitation, explaining that gravity causes planets to follow elliptical orbits around the Sun.
As the moon waxes (the amount of illuminated surface as seen from Earth is increasing), the lunar phases progress through new moon, crescent moon, first-quarter moon, gibbous moon, and full moon. The moon is then said to wane as it passes through the gibbous moon, third-quarter moon, crescent moon and back to new moon.
[PowerPoint 2019
Original design and layout may be distorted.]
STEM 11 Earth Science
History, summary, evidences, and criticisms of Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon's Collision Theory of planet formation involving the sun and a comet.
Origin and Abundance of elements in the Solar system and in the Earth and its...AkshayRaut51
Definition of Elements and atom
Origin of Universe
Theories of origin of Solar system and Earth
Chemical Composition of Planets
Chemical Composition of Earth
Chemical composition of Meteorites
Abundance of Elements
Gravity is the force that attracts all matter to each other. It causes planets, stars, and galaxies to form and influences the motion of objects in space. Isaac Newton first proposed that gravity depends on the masses of objects and the distance between them. Later, Einstein's theory of general relativity explained that gravity is caused by the curvature of spacetime due to the uneven distribution of mass. Tests have supported Einstein's theory, such as observations of gravitational lensing and gravitational waves. Gravity plays a key role in the formation and evolution of astronomical objects throughout the universe.
The document discusses the Nebular Hypothesis of La Place, which proposes that the solar system formed from a rotating cloud or nebula of dust and gas. It states that as the nebula collapsed due to gravitational forces, the central mass formed the sun and the surrounding disk of matter cooled and condensed to form the planets in stable, circular orbits. The hypothesis is supported by observations of nebulae and protoplanetary disks found in the Orion Nebula. Criticisms of La Place's hypothesis are also mentioned.
This document provides an overview of theories on the origin of the universe and the solar system. It begins by defining important terms like dark matter, dark energy, and theories. It then discusses creation myths from different cultures and the biblical creation story in Genesis. The majority of the document focuses on explaining the Big Bang Theory, including the inflation epoch, events after the Big Bang like formation of the basic elements, and evidence that supports it like galaxy redshifts and the cosmic microwave background. It also briefly outlines other theories like the steady state theory, string theory, and M-theory. The second half summarizes theories of solar system formation like the nebula hypothesis and compares terrestrial and Jovian planets.
1) The Oort cloud is believed to lie at the edge of our solar system, between 5,000 and 100,000 AU from the sun, and is composed of icy objects and long-period comets.
2) Voyager 1 was the first human-made object to leave the solar system in 2012 when it crossed the heliopause and entered interstellar space.
3) Recent discoveries of objects Sedna and 2012 VP113 in the inner Oort cloud provide insights into the formation and edge of the solar system.
This document provides an overview of our solar system, including what a solar system is comprised of, the names and compositions of the planets, facts about the sun, comparisons of planet sizes, and details about the asteroid belt. It explains that a solar system consists of a star and objects orbiting around it, lists the eight planets and whether they are made of rock or gas, and provides additional information and links about the sun, sizes of planets, and asteroids.
Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside Earth's atmosphere. It includes studying stars, planets, moons, nebulae, galaxies, and other astronomical objects as well as their evolution, physics, chemistry, and interactions. Related fields include cosmology, which studies the universe as a whole, and astrophysics which applies physics to astronomical objects and phenomena. Astronomy uses various methods of observation across the electromagnetic spectrum from radio to gamma rays. Some important astronomers mentioned include Galileo, who made early observations with telescopes and contributed to the scientific revolution, Hipparchus who created one of the first star catalogs, Edwin Hubble who discovered galaxies outside the Milky Way, and Johannes Kepler who explained the motions of planets
This document discusses the exploration and discovery of planets, moons, and dwarf planets within our solar system. It describes findings such as the presence of liquid methane on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and sedimentary rocks on Mars that indicate ancient water. It outlines plans for human colonization of Mars by 2027 through the Mars One program. Additionally, it provides details on dwarf planets such as Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris, and discusses the first exoplanet discovered in the habitable zone of a sun-like star, Kepler-22b.
Earth and Life Science - Theories on the Origin of the Solar SystemJuan Miguel Palero
This is a powerpoint presentation that is about one of the Senior High School Core Subject: Earth and Life Science. It is composed of the theories that explains the origin of the Solar System.
Theories on the origin of the Universe.Jerome Bigael
The document describes several historical theories on the origin and structure of the universe from ancient times through the 20th century. These include: the Hindu cyclical universe theory; the Greek theories of a primordial mixture and atomic universes; the geocentric Aristotelian and Ptolemaic universes; the heliocentric theories of Aristarchus and Copernicus; Newton's static universe; the nebular hypothesis; Einstein's static universe; and the modern Big Bang theory formulated by Lemaitre that the universe began in a hot, dense state around 13.7 billion years ago.
The document summarizes the origin of the universe and the solar system. It discusses the Big Bang theory and other theories such as inflation theory and M-theory. It also discusses early theories on the origin of the solar system such as Descartes' vortex theory and the Kant-Laplace nebular hypothesis. Additionally, it provides details on properties of the current solar system, including classifications of planets and components such as asteroids and comets.
Historical Development of Theories on regards to the Origin of the Universe a...MarkNicholzSimporios
The document discusses several theories on the origin of the universe and the solar system. The leading theory on the origin of the universe is the Big Bang Theory, which proposes that the universe began as a singularity that expanded over billions of years. Alternative theories included the Steady State theory and the Pulsating Universe theory. Regarding the origin of the solar system, early theories included the Vortex theory and Nebular Hypothesis. Later, Laplace expanded on the Nebular Hypothesis in his Nebular Theory. Additional theories examined the chemical composition of meteorites and proposed models like the Solar Nebular Disk Model.
Scientists have proposed several hypotheses to explain the origin of the solar system. The most widely accepted is the nebular hypothesis, which suggests that the solar system formed from a giant rotating cloud of gas and dust that collapsed under gravity. As it spun faster, it flattened into a disk with the sun forming at the center. Dust and gas in the outer regions came together to form planets, moons, and other objects. Observations of proto-planetary disks provide support for this theory. Other hypotheses proposed alternative mechanisms, such as planets forming independently and later being captured by the sun's gravity, but the nebular hypothesis best explains the current configuration of the solar system.
There are several hypotheses for how the Solar System formed. The nebular hypothesis proposes that the Solar System originated from a large cloud of gas and dust that collapsed due to gravity, forming a disk with the Sun at the center and planets forming in the disk. The protoplanet hypothesis, which is currently favored, incorporates aspects of the nebular hypothesis and proposes that planets formed from the accretion of protoplanets in the primordial disk. An earlier encounter hypothesis suggested that a passing star stripped material from the young Sun via tidal forces, forming the planets, but this did not provide enough angular momentum to explain the current Solar System configuration.
1. The document discusses several theories on the origin of the universe and the solar system. It describes the leading theories for the formation of the universe as the Big Bang theory and inflationary theory, which propose that the universe began in an extremely hot and dense state around 13.8 billion years ago and rapidly expanded.
2. For the origin of the solar system, the most widely accepted is the nebular hypothesis, which suggests that the solar system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust around 4.6 billion years ago that flattened into a disk and planets formed from accretion of planetesimals within the disk.
3. Alternative theories proposed include the encounter hypothesis of a close star passing and stripping material,
Theories on the origin of the Solar SystemJerome Bigael
The document discusses theories on the origin of the solar system. It begins by describing the basic composition of the solar system, including stars, planets, natural satellites, comets, asteroids, and the interplanetary medium. It then discusses several theories for how the solar system formed, including:
- The nebular hypothesis proposed in the 1700s that a rotating gaseous cloud contracted to form the sun and planets from the surrounding disc. However, it did not fully explain the distribution of angular momentum.
- Encounter hypotheses proposed interactions between stars caused matter to be drawn off and form planets, but cannot explain the different ages of the sun and planets.
- The currently accepted protoplanet
This chapter discusses the origin and evolution of the Earth and the solar system. It begins with an overview of the Big Bang theory for the origin of the universe and then describes the nebular hypothesis for the formation of the solar system from a primordial cloud of gas and dust. Key points include the differentiation of the Earth into a core, mantle and crust due to melting after accretion and the abundance of iron in the Earth's core versus the crust. The chapter also provides details about the different types of planets, asteroids, comets and meteorites that make up the solar system.
The universe contains billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars. A galaxy is a group of stars held together by gravity, and there are three main types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Stars are formed from the collapse of large clouds of dust and gas under the force of gravity. Our solar system contains eight planets that orbit the Sun, including Earth. Copernicus first proposed that planets orbit the Sun, while Kepler developed the three laws of planetary motion describing their elliptical orbits and periods.
The universe contains billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars. A galaxy is a group of stars held together by gravity, and the main types are spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Stars are formed from the collapse of large clouds of dust and gas, releasing heat and light through nuclear fusion. Our solar system contains 8 planets that orbit the Sun, including Earth. Copernicus first proposed the heliocentric model that planets orbit the Sun, with Kepler developing the laws of planetary motion. Newton later explained that gravity and inertia cause planets to follow elliptical orbits around the Sun.
All astronomical bodies originate inside clouds of gas and dust, therefore there should be a common process that leads to
their condensation. In a galactic cloud there is always a gradient of speeds from point to point. Thanks to it, vortices originate
that rake the material of the surrounding cloud gradually forming large gaseous disks, inside which vortices of second order
develop that concentrate the matter of their orbits forming smaller and much denser disks, within which third order vortices
further concentrate the matter. The dense cores of these vortices finally condense in massive bodies: sun, planets and satellites.
The result should be a well ordered planetary system with no “debris” around and where both planets and satellites obey to
a precise rule of the distances from their central body. The solar system complies with these conditions with three main
exceptions. First, in an orbit where a large planet should be there is only a huge number of scattered asteroids. Second, Earth
and its moon with all evidence were not formed in the same vortex, which means that Moon originated somewhere else. Third,
Neptune’s satellite system has been shattered by the intrusion of a foreign body, Triton, and its largest satellites are missing.
These exceptions seem to be strictly connected to each other and all due to a unique event, that is: Triton has diverted the
largest Neptune satellite towards the Sun. This satellite impacted at high speed against the missing planet, scattering myriads
of fragments from its mantle and pushing it towards the sun, where it eventually fell. The planet had at least 4 satellites some
of which remained in their previous orbit, but two of them were dragged towards the sun and were captured by Earth. The
largest became its lonely moon while the second fell on its surface giving origin to the continents. This event happened about
3,96 billion of years ago, as it is proven by the ages of the numerous samples brought from the moon
What is a solar system?
FORMATION OF SOLAR SYSTEM
Components of the SOLAR SYSTEM
Discovery and exploration
Terminology
Description of the Components of the SOLAR SYSTEM
Farthest Regions
Galactic Context
The Solar System is located in the Milky Way galaxy, a barred spiral galaxy with a diameter of about 100,000 light-years containing about 200 billion stars. Our Sun resides in one of the Milky Way's outer spiral arms, known as the Orion Arm or Local Spur. The Sun lies between 25,000 and 28,000 light years from the Galactic Centre, and its speed within the galaxy is about 220 kilometres per second, so that it completes one revolution every 225–250 million years. This revolution is known as the Solar System's galactic year. The solar apex, the direction of the Sun's path through interstellar space, is near the constellation of Hercules in the direction of the current location of the bright star Vega. The plane of the Solar System's ecliptic lies nearly at right angles (86.5°) to the galactic plane.
What is Solar system? FORMATION OF SOLAR SYSTEM. SOLAR SYSTEM: StructureUday Kumar Shil
The document summarizes the structure and components of the solar system. It describes:
1. The solar system formed from a large rotating cloud of gas and dust called the solar nebula approximately 4.6 billion years ago. As it contracted, the nebula flattened into a disk and kilometer-sized protoplanets began to form.
2. The solar system consists of the Sun and celestial objects bound to it by gravity, including eight planets composed of rock/metal or gas/hydrogen that orbit in nearly circular paths within the ecliptic plane.
3. Most planets have their own moons, and the gas giants have rings composed of tiny particles orbiting them. The solar system can be divided into
Inter-stellar dust hypothesis of Otto Schmidt.pptxSoumyaPandey57
Otto Schmidt proposed the interstellar dust hypothesis in 1943 to explain the origin of the solar system and Earth. He hypothesized that gas and dust particles present throughout the universe were captured by the sun during its galactic revolution. These interstellar dust particles began orbiting the primitive sun due to the sun's gravitational pull and their own angular momentum. Over time, the dust particles condensed and formed a flat disc around the sun. The disc redistributed the particles based on factors like mass and density. Eventually, the disc gave rise to asteroids and planets that continued to accrete nearby matter, growing in size and eventually forming satellites.
This document outlines the key objectives and content of an Earth and Life Science midterm on the structure and origin of the Earth. It discusses three major theories on the origin of the universe: the Steady State theory, Pulsating theory, and Big Bang theory. It also describes three hypotheses for the origin of the solar system: the Nebular hypothesis, Accretion theory, and Tidal theory. Finally, it lists an activity where students will create a solar system model and a debate between theories on the origin of the universe and solar system.
This document provides an overview of theories on the origin of the universe, the solar system, and life on Earth. It discusses both religious and scientific theories on the creation and evolution of the universe from ancient beliefs to modern concepts like the Big Bang theory and inflationary universe model. It also summarizes hypotheses for the formation of the solar system and conditions required to support life on Earth, describing Earth as a closed system with interconnected geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere subsystems.
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1. A T h e o r y o f the Origin o f the Solar System
Y . MITRA ( * )
Ricevuto il 18 Agosto 1969
SUMMARY. — A theory of tlie origin of the solar system is propounded.
The approach belongs to the dualistic class of theories but still retains all
the essential features of a monistic theory. It emphasizes the need of a
foreign body approaching the solar nebula for the occurrence of an insta-
bility in the boundary layer of the nebular disc. This foreign body is post-
ulated to be a brother star of the Sun in the sense that both belong to a com-
mon central parent body such as any two successive planets belong to
the Sun. The analysis gives a law of distance of the planets from tlie Sun.
This law is obeyed separately by both the groups of the planets more closely
than the existing Titius - Bode's law. The law is also found to be applica-
ble in the various satellite systems.
RIASSUNTO. — Viene proposta, una teoria sull'origine del sistema
solare, la quale pur appartenendo alla teoria dualistica, mantiene ancora
tutte le caratteristiche essenziali della teoria unitaria. Essa sottolinea la
necessità dell'esistenza di un corpo estraneo che avvicina la nebulosa solare
nell'eventualità di una instabilità gravitazionale nella fascia limite del disco
nebuloso. Si suppone che questo corpo estraneo sia una stella della stessa
famiglia del Sole ruotante intorno ad un centro comune, come due pianeti
successivi ruotano intorno al Sole. Si perviene poi ad una legge che fornisce
le distanze dei pianeti dal Sole. Entrambi i gruppi di pianeti obbediscono
a questa legge più rigorosamente di quanto non obbediscano alla legge
di Titius Bode. L ' A . trova, infine, che la stessa legge può essere estesa a
diversi sistemi di satelliti.
I . INTRODUCTION.
There have been essentially two different ways of approaching
the problem of the origin of the solar system. In the first class of
( * ) Physics Department, M . N . R . Engineering College. Allahabad,
India.
2. 164 V. MITRA
thoughts referred as monistic theories, a closed system containing the
Sun in the centre and an envelope of rarified gases surrounding it is
initially considered. This subsequently, as a result of instability due
to the gravitational contraction, splits into a number of rotating ga-
seous rings. In the second class of thoughts known as dualistic theo-
ries, the interaction between the protosun and some foreign body is
believed to be the cause of the formation of the planetary system.
The monistic theories initiated by Kant (25) and Laplace (")
have been developed by a large number of workers in various ways
by assigning different processes that are responsible for the plitting
of the planetary material. The possibihty of the occurrence of the
gravitational instability due to turbulence was worked out by
Weizsäcker ("), Kuiper (2e) and Ter Haar (36) and was infact a
revival of the very old idea of Descartes (l7) vortex theory. The
idea of the magnetic field first pointed out by Birkeland (14) was
later on used by Alfven (l- 3- 4) to explain the formation of
the planetary system. Berlage (10- 12), revived the old idea of
Kant and studied the possibility of spontaneous splitting of a
gaseous volume. Schmidt (34) and his coworkers tried to remove
some of the difficulties involved in the various processes of the mo-
nistic theories.
The tidal theory first put forward by Buflon (15) was revived by
Bickerton (13), Arrhenius (°), Chamberlain (16), Moulton (32), Jeffreys (23)
and Jeans (22). In fact all these theories are modified forms of
Button's theory and assume that due to the passage of a star close
to the Sun a filament of the form of a cigar with a maximum den-
sity in the middle, was drawn out from the surface of the Sun and
was consequently broken into the planets.
Binary stars and triple stars theories put forth by Bussel (33)
and Lyttleton (28' 29) consider the encounter between their com-
ponent stars. Following Lyttleton's idea, Hoyle (20) investigated the
case where a binary companion of the Sun became a supernova.
The theory of Whipple (38) assumes the capture of one small smoke
cloud by another big smoke cloud and belongs to the dualistic theories.
The difficulties in the old tidal theories can be summarized as
follows:
1. - Rotation of all the planets in the same direction is dif-
ficult to conceive.
2. - Small eccentricity of the orbits of all the planets is dif-
ficult to understand.
3. A T H E O R Y OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 165
3. - According to Russell if encounter between a foreign body
and the solar nebula is responsible for the formation of the planetary
system, one should expect small outer and big inner planets which
is contrary to the observations.
4. - Spitzer (35) has shown that the filament drawn out from
the surface of the Sun would continuously expand and would not
break unless drawn out very fast.
The existence of satellite systems, which are strikingly similar
to the planetary system, cannot be ignored while propounding any
theory of the origin of the solar system (Alfven (")). Any acceptable
theory should be a general one and should explain the formation of
any system of secondary bodies around a parent body.
In the present paper an attempt has been made to formulate a
theory which can explain the formation of planetary system as well
as satellites systems. The approach essentially belongs to the dual-
istic side but still retains all the salient features of the monistic theory.
In fact it takes essence of both the theories and combines them in
such a w f y that all the above difficulties of the old tidal theories are
removed.
The present theory envisages the need of a foreign body approach-
ing the solar nebula for the development of an instability and hence
for the splitting of the gaseous rings from the boundary of the solar
nebula. This body is postulated to be a brother star of the Sun in
the sense that both the Sun and the brother star were revolving at
the time of their formation round a common central parent body just
as any two successive planets revolve round the sun.
The present analysis gives a law of distance of the planets from
the Sun which is obeyed separately by the outer and the inner groups
of the planets more closely than the existing Titius-Bode's law. In
fact the law of distance so obtained is not only obeyed by the family
of the Sun, but also by the various families of the planets.
I I . ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR NEBULA.
In the absence of any real knowledge about the birth of the solar
nebula, only speculations can be made which can stand all the way
to explain the salient features of the solar system and its related facts.
While making such speculations, one should look upon the family
of the Sun as well as the famdies of the planets for guidance. An
4. 166 V. MITRA
inspection of the families of the planets reveals that they show the
same salient features as exhibited by the family of the Sun — the
coplaner orbits of small eccentricity. This indicates that all might
have been formed through the same stages of evolution. The idea
may also be extended to one generation back, that is, the Sun along
with its few brother stars might have been formed by the same course
of evolution and at some stage might be revolving in coplaner and
nearly circular orbits around their parent body just as the planets
move round the Sun and the satellites round the planets. If this is
true, then the solar nebula must have been formed as a result of the
condensation of a gaseous riiifi.
Since most of the celestial bodies exhibit isochronism in their
axial rotation; it suggests that the formation of a body is not a conse-
quence of direct condensation of a gaseous cloud (Alfven (7)). A
two step agglomeration has been suggested. First the gaseous cloud
condenses into a number of small grains and these are later accreted
by the gravitational attraction of a growing embryo. Formation of
the planetary bodies by particle agglomeration has been described in
different ways by Schmidt (34), Alfven (5), Marcus (30) and Giuli (10).
Hence irrespective of the process how grains and an embryo are
formed in a rotating gaseous ring, it may be assumed that once they
are formed the embryo will go on gathering material as it moves
in its orbit.
The grains produced in the rotating gaseous rings move in their
respective Keplerian orbits prior to their accretion by the moving
embryo. As a result of impacts of these grains on the embryo, the
latter acquires spin angular momentum. This picture of particle
agglomeration is exactly similar to that described by Giuli (19).
The torque, which any colliding particle exerts 011 the condensing nu-
cleus due to such impacts, should increase as the size of the forming
body increases. Therefore most of the spin angular momentum shall
be built up in the later stages of the condensation of the dust cloud,
that is, when the rarifled envelope is under formation. By this time
the major portion of the mass is already collected and condensed to
form a heavy and small core at the centre. Therefore the spin angular
momentum is mostly confined to the envelope. Later on, due to the
gravitational contraction of the envelope a rotating disc is formed
in the equatorial plane of the forming body.
It may be pointed out that the material of the nebular disc so
formed must be nearly in gaseous form. The accreted particles after
5. A THEORY OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 167
falling from long distances must have attained high velocities before
colliding and absorbed in the envelope of the forming body. Such a
collision should result not only in vaporization but ionisation also to
some extent. In the initial stages, therefore, the envelope might
contain some plasma as decribed by Alfven (8) in his theory of
partial corotation of plasma. Action of the dipole moment of the
central body over the plasma in the envelope might have also played
some role in establishing the.angular momentum of the envelope. It
is, however, assumed in the present study that all such actions were
over due to condensation of plasma into neutral gases before the
formation of the planetary system.
The solar nebula and the nebula of its brother star, both moving
in adjacent orbits, are assumed here to be formed simultaneously
and in a similar way. These two move in their respective orbits
with different but constant angular velocities and hence the distance
between their centres changes continuously with time. The gravita-
tional contraction in the gaseous disc of the solar nebula will now
progress under a continuously changing tidal force due to the brother
star. As the size of the nebular disc of the Sun decreases due to the
gravitational contraction, a stage may be reached when an instability
arises in its boundary layer. At this stage the gravitational force on
unit mass of the boundary layer becomes comparable to its centrifugal
force. Prior to this stage the gravitational contraction of the solar
nebula proceeds without any appreciable viscous loss and the solar
nebula spins more or less like a rigid body. When the instability
arises in the boundary layer, it will tend to develop angular velocity
gradient among its different layers. But this is continuously apposed
by a viscous loss and therefore with the start of the instability the
viscous loss increases. On account of this continuous loss of angular
momentum the boundary layer is not able to attain exact Keplerian
velocity. As such the nebula and its disc contract continuously by
slowly losing energy and angular momentum without separation of
any gaseous ring at the boundary.
If the viscous loss in the boundary layer is overcome by a conti-
nuous supply of energy from some external agency, it will then attain
an exact Keplerian velocity. After the attainment of exact Keplerian
velocity this boundary layer will rotate in a fixed orbit while all the
inner layers which have to attain Keplerian velocity, will contract
further till finally the boundary layer splits from the main body in
the form of a rotating gaseous ring. It is assumed here that energy
6. 168 V. MITRA
required to overcome this viscous loss in the boundary layer is provided
by the brother star of the Sun during that part of its orbital motion
when it is approaching towards the solar nebula.
I I I . THEORY.
At any instant the distance R between the solar nebula and its
brother star is given by
B2 = BS + R*2 + 2 Bi i?2 cos <f> [1]
where Bi and B2 are respectively the orbital radii of the solar nebula
and the star and <j> = n — y, y> being the angle between the radius
vectors. The angle (f> increases as the solar nebula and the star ap-
proach each other. If the Sun and the star move in their orbits with
angular velocities wi and «2 respectively, the rate of change of <f> with
time can be written as
dd>
— = C O l - W 2 . [2]
The distance R between the Sun and the star changes continuously.
As a result the combined potential energy of the Sun and its brother
star should change. On order to conserve the total energy of the
combination, their kinetic energies change accordingly. For example,
if during any part of the orbital motion the star approaches nearer
to the Sun, then B decreases which results in an increase of the kinetic
energy of any mass situated on either of them. The gravitational
potential energy V of the combination of the solar nebula and its
brother star, when they are situated B distance apart, is given by
v — . " 7 . [3]
where M and M' are respectively the masses of the solar nebula and
its brother star and G is the gravitational constant. The decrease
in this energy per unit time due to the decrease in B, is
_ GMM' dB
dt ~ B2 dt ' [4'1
This energy will appear as an additional kinetic energy of the
system one second. This kinetic energy will be shared by the solar
7. A THEORY OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 169
nebula and the star in the ratio of their masses. The share received
by the solar nebula will be
M GMM' dR
(M + 1If') R* dt ' [ ]
The increase in the kinetic energy per second per unit mass in
the solar nebula is
GMM' dR
~(M + M')R*dt" [ ]
Any unit mass in the boundary layer of the solar nebula has an-
gular motion about the parent star as well as about the axis of the Sun.
Therefore out of the above increase in the kinetic energy only a certain
portion will enhance the motion of the unit mass about the Sun, while
the rest will enhance its motion about the parent star. The division
of this energy between the two motions can be made by assuming that
the two shares of the energy shall produce equal instability in their
respective motions. By equating the resulting additional centrifugal
force in the two motions, it can be shown that the energy is shared
in the ratio of the orbital radii of the two motions. The part E of
the kinetic energy received per second by the unit mass on the surface
of the solar nebula, which enhances its motion about the Sun, is given by
GMM'r dR
(M + M') (JSi +r)R* dt ' 1 aJ
Since the radius r of the orbit of the assumed unit mass about
the Sun is very small as compared to the radius Ri of its orbit about
the parent star, expression [6a] reduces to
_ GMM'r dR
(M + M') Ri R2 dt ' L<> ]
It may be pointed out that due to mutual attraction, a simul-
taneous gain of kinetic energy in the orbital motions of the solar nebula
and its brother star is not expected. In fact if there is a gain of kinetic
energy in the orbital motion of one, there will be loss in the other
because these motions are governed by the gravitational force of a
common central body. However, there is no such binding in their
spin motions and therefore these motions will have a gain of kinetic
energy as it would be when the two bodies would have independent
orbital motions. Therefore in the above treatment for obtaining the
8. 170 V. MITRA
gain of kinetic energy in the spin motions, the Sun and the brother
star have been assumed to be moving in independent orbits. More-
over the above method of the distribution of the gained kinetic energy
between the two angular motions of a unit mass situated in the solar
nebula, applies only when the mass situated in the boundary layer
is nearing Keplerian velocity. The inner layers, being quite far from
the stage of Keplerian velocity, continuously suffer gravitational con-
traction inspite of continuous gain of some angular momentum and
energy due to the approaching star. The gain of kinetic energy by
a unit mass of the solar nebula per second will be very small so that
any layer takes quite a long time to attain Keplerian velocity.
For calculating the viscous loss per unit mass per second in the
boundary layer of the nebular disc at a stage when it is nearing Ke-
plerian velocity, we consider a thin cylindrical layer of radius r and
thickness dr in the boundary. The net viscous drag ¡j, experienced by
such a layer is given by
= Ì ( 2 n r T V r ^ S r , [7a]
where rj is the coefficient of viscosity of the gas in the considered layer,
T is the height of the layer and w is its angular velocity. Substituting
the value of w and noting that ?? varies directly as the square root
of the absolute temperature 6, Eq. [7a] becomes
/ W i l n r , 0 T r > ^ M ^ ) s r , [7b]
d r *Je„ r5'2 )
where is the coefficient of viscosity of the gas in the boundary of
the gaseous ball of radius r0 and temperature 0„. Assuming that the
absolute temperature of a layer of the nebular disc varies inversely
with some power n' of the radius, we have
V = + 1 ) r,,'+„/. d r ' f7cJ
The viscous drag /1' experienced by the unit mass is given by
H — 7 (n' + 1 7 . [8]r 4 q r<" +s)/2
9. A T H E O R Y OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 171
The torque x experienced by the unit mass due to this viscous
drag is
x = f £ I i ) .
4 ' n )•!»'+3)'2 [9]
The loss of the energy E' per unit mass per second in the boun-
pary layer of the nebular disc due to the viscous drag is given by
E' £ 3~ (n> + 1) Vo^Mryn
4 g >'(" +3)12
4
Q r 2
[10]
Equating the kinetic energy [Ob] to the viscous loss [10] we obtain
=1+4 _ 3 , ,, (M + M') rto Ri r.''i* (i?L2 + i?22 + 2 Ri 7i2 cos 6)**
T. 2 — — (?7 1 1 ) —
4 ' {an — m) M' Ri R* g sin 0
[11]
Now we assume that the density p in any layer of the nebular
disc varies inversely as the nth power of the radius of the layer so that
K
r"
where K is a constant. Settin«
3 (1/ + M'') v. r.»'» {RS
2 + ' 2 K {coi — on) M' Ri R2
= A
and
2 Ri R2
Ri2 + Ri2
the relation [11] can be written as
A (1 -J- B cos
B ,
[12]
[13a]
[,13b]
[14]
- h + 4(sin (j.
The angle <f> in Eq. [14] varies with time and therefore this equa-
tion gives the position of that layer in the nebular disc where exact
Keplerian velocity is attained at time t. As the brother star of the
Sun comes nearer and nearer to the solar nebula, the position of exact
Keplerian velocity shifts towards inner layers. However this shift
of the condition of exact Keplerian velocity is slow due to the small
10. 172 V. MITRA
value of ' . On the other hand inner layers of the nebular disc
dt
which are much behind the condition of exact Keplerian velocity,
contract gravitationally faster and consequently the boundary layer
may get separated. During the time in which the splitting of a boun-
dary layer progresses, the remaining body contract gravitationally.
When the splitting of a gaseous ring is matured, the boundary layer
in the remaining nebula is again nearing Keplerian velocity. At this
moment condition [14] may again be satisfied at some layer of the
remaining nebula. Thus at the time when the splitting of a boundary
layer is just complete, the condition of exact Keplerian velocity jumps
from the split layer to some other layer in the boundary of the remain-
ing nebula. The remaining nebula undergoes the same process again
and finally meets the same fate, so that again a gaseous ring is split.
In this way in the total span of 180° for <•/;, during which the brother
star approaches the solar nebula, Eq. [14] is satisfied in the nebular
disc at a number of places and each time producing one gaseous ring.
If q in Eq. [14] be taken to represent the average density in any such
split ring, this equation will give the position of the various gaseous
rings provided we know the value of <f) corresponding to each gaseous
ring. As the orbital radius of any of these rings will not change even
if it is condensed to form a planet, Eq. [14] will give the law of distance
of the planets from the Sun.
In order to know the value of </; corresponding to each split gaseous
ring it is required to study how density of the gas varies in any
given layer of the nebular disc. In a layer of radius r, the total radial
force F acting on a gaseous element of length <)r and unit cross-section
is given by
where dP is the difference of pressure on the two faces of the gaseous
element. Also for the same layer the equation of continuity is
[15]
d (qv) _ dg
dr = I t '
[16]
where v is the velocity of the inward flow at a radius r. If 0 be the
11. A T H E O R Y OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 173
absolute temperature of the gas in the layer of radius r then, the
pressure P is given by
P =
Rdg
~M
[17]
where R is the gas constant and M is the molecular weight,
stituting the value of ÒP in Eq. [15] we get
d(nv) R 6 dp GM
= — + — r co2 p •
dt M dr r2
From Eqs. [16] and [18] we get
dd^Q ^RdcPg
di'2 M dr2 dr
GM
7*2
• r co-
Sub-
i i » ]
[19]
In Eq. [19] w is a function of r ant t. It will be assumed in the
present study that m varies with time in such a way that o is a sym-
metrical function of t. During gravitational contraction, the density
in any layer of the nebular disc is expected to exhibit a maximum at a
certain time and about this time the variation of density will be sym-
metrical. It means that the time, in which the maximum density is
accomplished at a certain layer, will be equal to the time in which
the density will vanish.
It si assumed that initially the solar nebula extended to a large
size and in the region of nebular disc there existed everywhere a very
much rarified density. This rarifled density continued to be there
till for the first time Eq. [14] became applicable. Upto this moment
the density in the nebular disc did not change appreciably by gravita-
tional contraction and the density at any place in the disc was negli-
gibly low as compared to the maximum density to be attained at cer-
tain later stage. Counting this moment to be zero time, the time in
which maximum density is attained in any layer should be equal to
the time in which the density is reduced to zero. The reduction of
density to zero at a certain layer marks that moment when a gaseous
ring in the boundary region splits and at the same time condition [14]
jumps from the split layer to the next. Upto this moment the place
at which the next gaseous ring will split, has been gaining density
and just from this moment onward it will be losing. Consequently
the time in which a certain gaseous ring sphts is double of the time
in which its preceding gaseous ring is split. Thus if s refers to the
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order of a gaseous ring starting from the outer most, the angle </> cor-
responding to it is given by
$ = 2'-i 0 + do , [20]
where 0 is the value of (j> between the first and the second gaseous
rings and 0„ is the initial value of <> when the condition [14] became
applicable for the first time. Substituting this value of (j> in Eq. [14]
we get the desired law of distance of the planets from the Sun as
A [1 + B cos (2«-i 0 + do)f">'-2"+a
r = . 121]
[sin (2»"1 0 + 0„)]f-n+i
The above law is general and is applicable to any sequence of
bodies formed from the parent body in the way considered above.
The explicit form of it, applicable to any group of planets or sequence
of satellites, may be obtained by putting the value of ( ~ — nj which
depends upon the density and temperature distributions in the original
gaseous volume producing the system.
I V . APPLICATION TO PLANETARY SYSTEM.
Eq. [21] contains a number of parameters namely, A, B, 0, 0„
and —w.J . The values of some of them can easily be fixed.
For example, the value of 0 can be obtained from the knowledge of
the number of planets which were formed in one sequence in a total
span of 180° for </>. Following our earlier investigation (31), that all
the planets were not formed in one succession but in two groups, the
relation [21] should be applied to both the groups of the planets
separately. In the outer group, live planets were formed roughly
in a total span of (j> = 180°. Therefore putting 2s"1 6 = 180 and
s = 5, 0 is found to be 11.25°. For s = 6, 0 is 5.0°. As five planets
were completely formed and the sixth one could not be completed,
the limits of 6 for the outer group are: 5.0° < 6 < 11.25°. As an
approximation the mean value of the above two limits may be taken
as the value of 6 for the outer group of the planets. Thus for the
outer group 0 is 8.5° approximately. Similarly for the inner group
of the planets in which four planets were formed in one succession
and fifth could not be completed, 6 = 17° approximately.
13. A THEORY OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 175
Regarding the value of 0„, it may be pointed out that if a sequence
of planets is formed after when already few planets of some preceding
sequence have been formed, then the value of Q„ will be zero. This
is so because after the formation of the previous sequence the nebula
and the star would be receding from each other for a span of (j> = 180°.
Hence the solar nebula gets enough time to establish instability in
its boundary layer before Eq. [21] becomes applicable at <f) = 0 from
where it starts approaching the brother star. Thus 0O should be equal
to zero for the inner group of the planets but may have some finite
value for the outer group of the planets.
An approximate idea of the value of the constante B can be had
from the expression [13b]. In this expression R and R> are respec-
tively the orbital radii of the solar nebula and its brother star. An
inspection of the ratio of the orbital radii of any two successive bodies
in any group of planets or satellites reveals that the ratio Ri/Ri in-
creases with the size of the central body. The value of R2IR1 is roughly
2 for the family of the Sun and that of Jupiter. A still higher value
of R2IR1 should rather suit for the family of the parent star of the Sun.
Taking tentatively R2IR1 = 2 . 5 , the value of B = 2/3 is obtained.
The best-fit values of the various parameters for the two groups
of the planets are as follows:
OUTER GROUP:
A = 8 . 9 1 3 a.u.,
2
0 = 8.5°.
0„ = 18.5°.
INNER GROUP:
A = 0.5690 a.u..
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The values of the orbital radii of all the planets in each group
have been determined by using the above parameters. The calculated
values are given in Tables I and I I together with the observed
values which agree fairly well.
T a b l e I - COMPARISON OF THE OBSERVED A N D TIIE CALCULATED ORBITAL
R A D I I OF THE P L A N E T S OF THE OUTER GROUP.
Planets
Calculated
orbital radii
Observed
orbital radii
Pluto 39.52 39.52
Neptune 29.42 30.07
Uranus 18.73 19.19
Saturn 9.479 9.539
Jupiter 5.203 5.203
T a b l e I I - COMPARISON OF THE OBSERVED A N D THE CALCULATED ORBITAL
R A D I I OF THE P L A N E T S OF THE I N N E R GROUP.
Planets
Calculated
orbital radii
Observed
orbital radii
Mars 1.523 1.523
Earth 1.058 1.000
Venus .698 .723
Mercury .482 .400
V . APPLICATION TO SATELLITE SYSTEMS.
Equation [21], which has been derived for a contracting nebula
under the continued tidal force of an approaching brother nebula, is
15. A T H E O R Y OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 177
quite general and can be applied to any system of bodies so formed.
The sequences of the satellites of the big planets can be assumed to
have been formed in a similar way and should satisfy Eq. [21]. The
parameters of Eq. [21] for the different satellite systems can be de-
termined more definitely because their parents bodies (Planets) are
precisely known. Three such sequences each consisting of five sa-
tellites and belonging to Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus respectively can
be easily picked up from the satellite data. Jupiter and Saturn are
known to contain a number of satellites other than the considered group
of five satellites. These remaining satellites either may be belonging
to some incomplete groups formed in a similar way or may be captured
bodies of their parent planets. The three satellite systems shall be
studied here:
Satellites of Jupiter. An inspection of the value of P2/P1 shows
that the five inner satellites of Jupiter form a sequence like the
outer group of the solar system. The value of 0 for this sequence of
satelhtes should, therefore, be taken as 8.5°. The value of do will be
zero because a number of satellites exist beyond this sequence. Saturn,
being the heaviest and closest planet to Jupiter, may be considered
solely responsible for exerting necessary tidal force 011 the surface of
Jupiter for the formation of its satellites. From the values of the
orbital radii of Jupiter and Saturn, the numerical value of B comes
out to be 0.84. In this way, only two parameters A and | w — " j
remain to be fixed in Eq. [21]. The values of the different parameters
of Eq. [21] as applied to the satelhtes of Jupiter are:
A = 4.025 a, , B = 0.84 , 0 = 8 . 5 ° , 0„ = 0°
and
where a, is the radius of Jupiter. The orbital radii of the various
satellites of Jupiter as calculated with the help of Eq. [21] are com-
pared with their observed values in Table III.
Satellites 0/ Saturn: The inner five satellites of Saturn also form
a sequence similar to that of Jupiter. The heaviest and closest planet
which can have the maximum tidal influence upon the surface of Saturn
is Jupiter. From the orbital radii of Jupiter and Saturn, the value of
the constant B is 0.84. Following the previous argument, 0 = 8.5°
£ IT
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and do = 0° for this case also. Again the two remaining parameters
(a — n} | and A are to be adjusted empirically. Various parameters
of Eq. [21] as applied to the satellites of Saturn are:
A = 3.452 as , £ = 0 . 8 4 , 0 = 8 . 5 ° , d„ = 0°
and
T a b l e I I I - COMPARISON OF THE OBSERVED A N D THE CALCULATED ORBITAL
RADII OF THE SATELLITES OF J U P I T E R .
Satellites
Calculated
orbital radii
Observed
orbital radii
Gallisto ( V I ) 26.36 26.36
Granyuade 16.52 14.99
Europe 10.19 9.396
I(Io) 5.886 5.905
V 2.547 2.539
T a b l e I V - COMPARISON OF THE OBSERVED A N D THE CALCULATED ORBITAI
R A D I I OF THE SATELLITES OF S A T U R N .
Satellites
Calculated
orbital radii
Observed
orbital radii
Rhea 8.835 8.835
Dione 6.979 6.327
Tethys 5.456 4.939
Encel ad us 4.058 3.991
Mima 2.502 3.111
17. A T H E O R Y OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 179
where as is the radius of Saturn. The orbital radii of different satellites
of Saturn as calculated from Eq. [21] are given in Table IV together
with their observed values.
Satellites of Uranus: The five satellites of Uranus also form a
similar sequence. Therefore 0 = 8 5° and 0„ = 0°. The closest
planet which has the maximum tidal effect on the surface of Uranus
is Saturn. From the orbital radii of Uranus and Saturn, the value of
the constant B = 0 . 8 . The remaining two parameters .1 and | n — " j
are adjusted empirically. The different parameters of Eq. [21] as
applied to the satellites of Uranus are:
A = 9.8 av , B = 0.8 , 0 = 8 . 5 ° , d„ = .0°
where au is the radius of Uranus. The orbital radii of different sa-
tellites of Uranus as calculated with the help of Eq. [21] are compared
with their observed values in Table V.
T a b l e V - COMPARISON OF THE OBSERVED AND TIIE CALCULATED ORBITAL
R A D I I OF TIIE SATELLITES OF U R A N U S .
Satellites
Calculated
orbital radii
Observed
orbital radii
Oberon 24.69 24.69
Titania 18.05 18.46
Umbriel 13.00 11 .25
Ariel 8.814 8.079
Miranda 4.752 5.494
V I . EVALUATION OF THE CONSTANT A .
and
For any sistem of satellites or planets the value of the constant A
can be evaluated with the aid of the expression [13a]. For the satel-
18. 180 V. MITRA
lite system, all the quantities except /¡„, n, n' and K are known. How-
ever, these quantities can also be estimated approximately for each
satellite system as follows:
rj„: In the expression [13a] »/„ refers to the coefficient of visco-
sity of the gases in the boundary layer of the original gaseous volume
of the planet when its radius was r„. The radius r„ can be taken
approximately equal to the orbital radius of the outermost satellite
of the planet. At the time when not a single satellite was formed and
the whole gaseous volume of the planet was intact, its surface tempe-
rature would approximately be equal to the black body temperature
in equilibrium with the Sun. Assuming the temperature of the surface
of the Sun to be about 0000 °K, the black body temperatures of the
surface of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus come out to be 120°K, 88°K
and 62°K respectively. Remembering that in Jupiter and Saturn
there is mostly hydrogen and in Uranus it is metahne, the value of i]0
for all these planets can be approximately known from the experimen-
tal values of the viscosity of these gases. The values of rjo used in
the present study for different planets are depicted in Table YI.
T a b l e V I - V A L U E S OF THE CONSTANTS rj0, 11, n' a n d K FOR THE S A T E L L I T E
SYSTEMS OF J U P I T E R , S A T U R N A N D U R A N U S .
Satellite system no
(micro poise)
n
K
(C.G.S.)
Jupiter 45 3.50 2 3 . 8 3 5 X 1030
Saturn 57 2.00 2 1.180 x 1013
Uranus 38 2.75 2 8.189 x 102°
(ii
n — 9 is already known for each satellite
system. Assuming the radial distribution of temperature in the original
gaseous volume of the planets to be the same as in the solar nebula,
the same value of the index n' = 2 may be taken for all the planets.
In this way the values of n and n' may be known separately for any
system and these are tabulated in Table VI.
K: In order to calculate the value of the constant K, it will
be assumed that a satellite is formed at the centre of gravity of the
19. A T H E O R Y OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 181
radial mass distribution of a gaseous ring. In this way the external
and internal radii of any gaseous ring can be shown to be linear func-
tion of the orbital radius of the planet formed out of it (31). This
enables us to find the internal and external radii of any gaseous
ring. For example in the case of Jupiter, its satellite (I)I0 has mass
(3.81 ± 0 . 3 ) x 10- times the mass of Jupiter. The external and
internal radii r" and r' of the gaseous ring which might have given
rise to this satellite come out to be 8.487 aj and 4.442 aj respecti-
vely. Thus the equation determining the value of K for Jupiter
can be written as
K mm
r , n (r"2 _ r'2) y1 1 [22]
where r<n and jn<n are respectively the orbital radius and mass of
the satellite (I)Ie and T is the thickness of the gaseous disc. The
thickness T of the disc may be taken tentatively equal to the orbital
diameter of the innermost satellite of the system. Thus T = 2.539
times the diameter of Jupiter. Eq. [22] then gives the value of the
constant K as 3.835 xlO30 G.G.8. for the satellites of Jupiter. The
value of the constant K for the other satellite system can be deter-
mined in a similar manner and these are given in Table VI.
T a b l e V I I - COMPARISON OP THE EMPIRICAL A N D THE E V A L U A T E D VALUES
OF THE CONSTANT A FOR VARIOUS SATELLITE SYSTEMS.
Satellite system
Evaluated values
(Light years)
Empirical values
(Light years)
Jupiter 1.330 4.025
Saturn 7.176 3.452
Uranus 12.53 8.098
With the help of the values of the parameters r]„, n, n' and K
from Table VI, the values of the constant A have been determined
from the expression [13a]. The calculated values of A for various
satellite systems are given in Table V I I and compared with those
obtained empirically by adjusting the parameters of Eq. [21]. A
perusal of the Table VII shows a fair agreement between the two sets
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of values. Better agreement is not expected in view of the use of
approximate values of some quantitaties. For example the value of
viscosity rjo is uncertain due to lack of the exact knowledge of the
composition of the satellite material, and that of n and n' due to lack
of the exact knowledge of the density and temperature distributions
in such bodies. This agreement of the values allows us to obtain
some information about the parent star of the Sun. In the expression
[13a] the quantities which cannot be determined are M', Ri, R2 and
the mass M„ of the parent star of the Sun. However, under certain
approximations the order of magnitude of M„ and Ri can be known.
Remembering that for the outer group of the planets of the Sun, n' = 2
and n = 4, expression [13a] can be written as
4 = 9 V„ ra (1 + MjM') Rf* [1 + (fe/i?!)*]1'2
2 KB JCRM [1 ~ l/(i?2/i?i)1>5
In this equation the quantities Ri/Ri, M'/M, M0 and Bi are un-
known. Out of these M/M' and i?i/J?2 are the ratios of the masses and
that of the orbital radii of the Sun and its brother star respectively.
The ratio E2/i?i has already been fixed as 2.5 in the determination
of the constant B for the planetary system. It is to be noted that the
value of the constant B depends upon the ratio of the orbital radii
of the Sun and its brother star but it does not ascertain whether Bz
is 2.5 times Bi or vice versa. Thus both the possibilities may be
examined. The ratio M'¡M may be taken equal to be unity because
the masses of the Sun and its brother star would be of the same order
of magnitude. The remaining two unknown quantities in the ex-
pression [23] are M„ and Bi. The parent star of the Sun as postulated
in the present study may be identified with a first generation object
described by Doroshkevitck et Al. (1S). Now the distance Bi can be
determined from [23]; other constants e.g. rj0, K, r0 etc. being de-
termined exactly in a similar manner as for the satellite systems.
The second possibility, in which the orbit of the solar nebula
is outside the orbit of its brother star, gives the orbital radius of the
solar nebula as one light year. The value of Bi as obtained by making
use of the inner planets comes out to be about 0.1 light year. The
discrepancy in the two value of the orbital radius of the solar nebula,
as obtained from the data of the outer and the inner groups of the
planets respectively, may be on account of the uncertainties in the
parameters of the latter. The maximum uncertainty seems to be in
21. A T H E O R Y OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 183
the value of K. As the composition of the terrestrial planets differs
appreciably from that of the Sun, it seems that the present mass of
these planets are much different from the mass of their original gaseous
rings. A multiplication factor as much high as 400 is obtained (21)
if these planets be considered to posses originally the same compo-
sition as that of the Sun. Therefore the value one light year of the
orbital radius of the solar nebula, as obtained from the outer group
of the planets, may only be considered.
The solar nebula and its brother star were revolving round their
parent star (of mass equal to 106J)) at the time of the formation of
their planetary system. Since such a heavy star could not remain
stable for long time, the parent star must have been subdivided into
smaller bodies after turning into a nova or supernova. At present
therefore such a heavy star is not to be found in the neighbour hood
of the Sun. However, the brother star of the Sun may still be existing
at approximately the same distance which according to the present
study is of the order of a light year. This distance is in agreement
with the observed distance of some closest stars to the Sun.
V I I . DISCUSSION.
The theory in its present form using some assumptions and ap-
proximations can be expected to give results only within a certain li-
mited degree of accuracy. However the consistency of the results
and ideas is striking. The consistencies are enumerated as follows:
(a) The angle 6 used in Eq. [21] has been argued to depend
upon the total number of the planets formed in any sequence and its
value was predicted to be nearly 8.5° for a.sequence of live bodies
and 17° for a sequence of four bodies. After adjusting the parameters
it was found that these values or values close to them could only sa-
tisfy Eq. [21]. These values of 0 consistently satisfy not only the two
sequences of the planets but also a number of sequences of the satellites.
(b) The prediction that 0„ should be zero for all such sequences
of bodies, beyond which already there exist some bodies, proved to
be consistently correct for all the planetary and satellite systems.
All the satellite sequences studied here are similar to the inner group
of the planets because for all such sequences some bodies of higher
orbits exist. For all these systems d„ is actually found to be zero.
22. 184 V. MITRA
For the outer group of the planets beyond which no more planets are
known to exist, the value of 60 is finite as expected.
(c) The constant B solely depends upon the ratio of the orbital
radii of the Sun and its brother star. Taking Bz/Bi = 2 . 5 , the ten-
tative value of B was obtained and used for the planetary system.
This value was found to obey the outer as well as the inner group of
the planets. It is exactly what is expected on the basis of the pro-
posed theory because the same brother star of the Sun has produced
both the groups of the planets in its two successive approaches towards
the Sun. A wide gap observed between the outer and the inner group
of the planets corresponds to that phase of the orbital motion of the
brother star in which it recedes from the Sun. A large number of
asteroids observed in this region may be small bodies condensed from
the remnant gases which were left during the contraction of the solar
nebula between the outer and inner group of the planets. The value
of the constant B, as obtained by substituting the observed value of
BijBi in [13b], fits well in all the satellite system too. Moreover the
value of B for the satellite systems of Jupiter and Saturn are the
same as is expected. Both these planets have produced the satellite
2 B,i Bz
systems of each other and therefore the value of B = -
J B i 2 + B2 2
should be the same for the two.
(cl) The maximum support to the proposed theory comes from
the consistency with which the empirical values of the constant A
agree with the values obtained from the expression [13a]. Various
quantities occurring in the expression for A differ widely in their order
of magnitude but 011 substitution, these quantities could give the
correct order of magnitude of A as obtained by adjusting the para-
meters of Eq. [21]. More accuracy cannot be expected in view of
the use of approximate values of some of the quantities e.g. r)0, K,
n and n'.
It would be worthwhile to discuss the various factors which limit
the degree of accuracy of our results:'
(1) The density distribution of the form p = is expected to
Tn
be true only approximately. The value of the index n is not known
in any case from rigorous considerations. Moreover the determination
of the constant K needs the external and internal radii and the mass
23. A T H E O R Y OF TIIE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 185
of the gaseous ring. These can be known only approximately under
some simplified assumptions with the help of the mass and the orbital
radius of the planet formed out of the gaseous ring. The simplifying
assumptions are that the mass of the gaseous ring is equal to the mass
of the planet and the gaseous ring is condensed at the centre of gravity
of its radial mass distribution.
(2) The temperatures of the different layers of the nebular disc
at the respective times of their splitting are assumed to be of the form
0 cc ~ . The temperature is, no doubt, expected to increase with
the depth of the layers but the index n' is not known precisely.
(3) An approximate composition of the gases in the nebula has
been considered.
(4) Besides the above approximations, the validity of Eq. [21]
depends upon the assumption regarding the timings at which different
gaseous rings were formed. Though some justification has been given
for the assumption that the time of the formation of any gaseous ring
will be double of the time of the formation of its preceding ring, still
it needs further discussion.
VIII. CONCLUSION.
The present theory provides the following features regarding the
origin and evolution of the solar system:
1. At the time of its formation the Sun was not only revolving
round the centre of our galaxy but atleast about one more interme-
diatory body along with few fellow stars in a manner as planets revolve
round the Sun.
2. In the earlier stages of their formation both the solar nebula
and its brother star (also a nebula) contracted gravitationally under
the tidal force of each other till the outermost layer in the boundary
of each is nearing Keplerian velocity. As this stage the viscous force
became appreciable and did not allow any boundary layer to attain
exact Keplerian velocity.
3. During that part of the orbital motion of the Sun and its
brother star when they approached each other, sufficient energy was
24. 186 V. MITRA
received by these boundary layers to overcome the viscous force and
this enables them to attain exact Keplerian velocity. Consequently a
boundary layer split from the main body in the form of a rotating
gaseous ring.
4. A series of such rings were split at definite intervals of time.
The time taken by any gaseous ring for its splitting was double that
of its preceding ring. These gaseous rings later on condensed by some
unknown process in their own orbits to give rise to the planets.
5. The law of distance obtained on the basis of the above con-
tention is not only satisfied by the planets but also by the satellites
showing thereby that the theory is also applicable to the formation
of the satellites.
6. The same law of distance, when applied to the formation
of Sun and its brother star, gives the position of the parent star of
the Sun at the time of the formation of the Sun. The distance of the
parent star from the Sun was of the order of a light year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The author is grateful to Dr. P. K. SHAIIMA, Physics Department,
Allahabad University - Allahabad — for helpful discussion and guidance
throughout the present investigation.
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