Answer to Question #167923 in Mechanics | Relativity for Shubham Kumar Dixit

Question

Give a critical explanation of Gaseous hypothesis of Kant regarding the origin of Earth and solar system.

Answer 1

Gaseous Hypothesis of Kant was based on the sound principles of Newton's Law of gravitation and rotatory motion.

Kant postulated gaseous hypothesis of the origin of the earth on the basis of few assumptions.

He assumed that supernaturally created primordial hard matter was scattered in the universe.

According to Kant , there was a primeval , slowly rotating cloud of gas and matter comprised of very cold, solid , and motionless particles. The temperature of the primordial matter was about absolute zero. so , the cold matter was initially motionless. According to Kant with the increase in temperature , the random motion as well as the rate of collision among the particles also increase. Rise in temperature also change the state of primordial matter from solid to gaseous particles.