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The idea of the expansion of the
Earth, as an explanation for its present face, has already been
formulated
as a hypothesis by
O. C. Hilgenberg, 70 years ago.
Later, it was then also impressively supported by other scientists such
as P. Jordan [2],
H. Haber [3], [4], S. W.
Carey [5],
J. Maxlow [6] et al.
The hypothesis of the Earth
expansion
not only convinces by its elegance, but it also explains many
geological
phenomena in a simple and natural way, such as, e. g.
- the distribution pattern of
continents
and oceans on the globe,
- The apparent bi-level distribution
of altitude levels on the Earth surface,
- The exact match of the coast lines
(shelves) of Africa and South America,
- The global net of Earth gaps,
which are interpreted as stress gaps due to the Earth expansion,
- The development of volcanism,
Earth quakes and mountain folding due to the decreasing curvature of
the Earth crust.
Enough reasons therefore speaking
for a better integration of the hypothesis of the EE into the
scientifical
discussion then up to now! Unfortunately, its acceptance still is
prevented
by the fact, scientists could not find an agreement for a plausible
cause
explaining why the Earth expands as much as the globe models, on which
the EE theory is based, demand.
Many of the hypotheses proposed
to support the EE theory so far, (ether stream hypothesis, thermo
expansion,
absorption of solar neutrinos etc., cannot convince, as they are built
upon physically questionable presumptions. Contrary to asking for the
cause
of the EE, we also could proceed by asking: which consequences will
result
if we accept that the Earth expands.
2.) Relation between expansion rate and pressure relief in the Earth body
Astronomical data speak for the
assumption,
the Earth mass remains approximately constant or even slightly
decreases
with time, as light elements, mainly hydrogen, escape into space
continuously
[7] . In a ball- shaped body as our Earth, held together by the
gravitation
force and assuming constant mass there exist, between radius r
and
gravitation pressure p, the relation [8], Fig. 1:
p ~ 1/r4 (1)
Thus, with an expanding Earth
radius,
an extremely strong pressure decrease comes along. This must lead to
manifold
phase changes and chemical transformations in the Earth materials by
which,
in turn, partly considerable volume increases must be released. Such a
non- linear feedback process can, at least temporarily, lead to a
chaotic
expansion. It is also difficult to guess which influence a pressure
decrease
will have on the volume increase of atoms and molecules, as their
behaviour
under extremely high pressures has hardly been researched so far.
A question which has not been
studied
by science is: Which property and thickness had the atmosphere of the
formerly
much smaller primary earth and which pressure did it apply to the Earth
surface?
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