Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Mar 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993elco.rept.....a&link_type=abstract
Final Technical Report, 1 Apr. 1991 - 28 Feb. 1993 Eloret Corp., Palo Alto, CA.
Mathematics
Logic
Amino Acids, Biological Evolution, Chemical Evolution, Comets, Deposits, Meteorite Collisions, Protobiology, Sinks, Clays, Degradation, Mathematical Models, Thickness, Ultraviolet Radiation, Vents
Scientific paper
A study was performed to explore the effectiveness of comets for chemical evolution. The concentration of amino acids in various terrestrial environments was mathematically explored as there is evidence that amino acids formed as a result of cometary impact. First, the initial concentration of amino acids in surface environment after cometary impact was estimated. The effect of hydrothermal vents, ultra-violet rays, and clays was taken into consideration. Next, the absorption of amino acids by clay particles before degradation by ultra-violet light was analyzed. Finally, the effectiveness of clays, ultra-violet, and hydrothermal vents as sinks for cometary amino acids was compared. A mathematical model was then developed for the production of impact deposits on Earth for the past 2 Ga, and the relative thickness distribution was computed for impact deposits produced in 2 Ga. The reported relative thickness distribution of tillites and diamicites of all ages agrees with the thickness calculated from this impact model. This suggests that many of the ancient tillites and diamicites could be of impact origin. The effectiveness of comets was explored on the chemical evolution of amino acids. The effect of sinks such as clays, submarine vents, and UV light on amino acid concentration was considered. Sites favorable to chemical evolution of amino acids were examined, and it was concluded that chemical evolution could have occurred at or above the surface even during periods of intense bombardment of the Earth more than 3.8 billion years ago.
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