Abstract
The present contribution is devoted to some aspects of history and evolution of the early Solar system. The origin of the Sun, Earth, other planets and its satellites has long been a matter of great concern for people. Over the past few decades astronomers and cosmologists have considerably advanced in the perception of the structure, history, and evolution of the Solar System. However, one can hardly speak about a proper narrative here; we more often work with hypotheses. The present paper is structured as follows. First, it outlines the history of formation of the Solar system in the first hundred million years of its existence, when the most considerable changes took place. Then while describing certain formative processes we show the opportunities to define them in terms of evolutionary laws and rules. Of course, this paper presents only a few such laws and rules. We suppose that the present study will be of interest to a reader in two ways. First, there are quite a few consistent and brief surveys of the Solar System history accounting for the latest achievements in astrophysics and cosmology. Meanwhile, they are very important and productive for theorizing part of Big History. Second, the discussion employing the general evolutionary laws and rules allows defining some common features in the formation of the Solar system and especially of its planetary system which are characteristic for every level and stage of Big History. This brings us to the idea of the integrity of Big History not only in historical and systemic terms but also with respect to its integrity in detecting general laws, patterns and mechanisms.
Highlights
The present contribution is devoted to some aspects of history and evolution of the early Solar system, that is to the first billion years of its existence
In my former paper (Ibid.) I considered the key events of the cosmic phase of Big History starting from its Star-Galaxy Era, which I described in terms of universal evolutionary principles
In the present paper I will investigate the evolution and history of the early Solar system and against this background I am going to show the possibility to define a number of events of this history in terms of evolutionary laws and rules
Summary
The present contribution is devoted to some aspects of history and evolution of the early Solar system, that is to the first billion years of its existence. The accompanying discussion employing the general evolutionary laws and rules allows us to reveal some patterns in the formation of the Solar system and especially of the planetary system which are common for different levels and stages of Big History. This brings us to the idea of the integrity of Big History in historical and systemic terms and with respect to its integrity in detecting the general laws, patterns and mechanisms. Due to the scope of the paper I have chosen the related evolutionary rules, laws and patterns only to some (and far not all) events of the early history of Solar system (for details see Grinin 2017a)
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