Question

Explain the tidal hypothesis.

Answer 1

The evolution of tidal hypotheses

1. In 1919, British scientist Sir James Jeans developed his "tidal hypothesis" to explain the formation of the earth.
2. The tidal hypothesis is a recent theory for the beginnings of the earth and solar system. Jeans' theory was founded on a set of axioms.
3. Bernoulli defined the static reaction of the Earth's waters to the tidal potential, whereas Newton addressed the tide-producing forces.

The tidal hypotheses are as follows:

1. Once upon a time, the sun was a giant incandescent gaseous mass of the substance.
2. Aside from the Sun, the cosmos contains another star known as an "intruding star." This star was much bigger than the sun at the time.
3. The sun was similarly stable on its axis, whereas the intruding star was on a predetermined path that would bring it closer to the basic sun.
4. The tidal force "damaged the intruding star" on the surface of the "primitive sun."
5. According to James Jeans, the intruding star's immense gravitational field ejected a substantial amount of stuff from the primordial sun, which later provided the building material for future planets.