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The Modern Laplacian Theory of the origin of the solar system (Prentice 1978) assumes a non-dissipative model of supersonic turbulence, and the existence of stable rings left behind during the contraction of the proto-sun. We show by numerical simulation that the turbulence is highly dissipative and the rings unstable. As a result of the instability, the rings spread and interact with the proto-sun. The rings therefore cannot form in the way Prentice proposed.
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Monaghan, J.J. Flaws in the Modern Laplacian Theory. Earth Moon Planet 71, 73–84 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00612871
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00612871