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The ``naked'' planet

This equilibrium is the equilibrium of the ``naked'' planet. Let us consider it in detail.

If tex2html_wrap_inline1647, i.e. the equilibrium temperature lies outside the tolerance interval for photosynthesis, then this equilibrium is always stable. If tex2html_wrap_inline1649 then the equilibrium is stable, if
equation488
or
equation495
Suppose the reciprocal operator tex2html_wrap_inline1651 exists, so that
 equation502
Since
equation510
then the left part of (42) depends only on the characteristics and total amount of carbon in the system. The right part of (42) depends only on the biotic characteristics of the planetary vegetation and also the total carbon. If we assume that the equilibrium temperature for the ``naked'' planet is fixed -- the total carbon is fixed also -- but we can change (e.g. in an evolutionary way) the vegetation characteristics, then we can pass from a stable ``naked'' equilibrium to an unstable one.

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Figure 9: To the problem of stability for "naked" equilibrium: in the interval tex2html_wrap_inline1653 with tex2html_wrap_inline1655 it is unstable (tex2html_wrap_inline1657 for tex2html_wrap_inline1659). For tex2html_wrap_inline1661 this interval is reduced to a point, above 1 the equilibrium is stable for any T.

Let us consider Fig. 9: from this picture we can see that the condition tex2html_wrap_inline1667, i.e. the condition that the equilibrium temperature belongs to the photosynthesis tolerance interval, is not sufficient in order to pass to the instability of a ``naked'' equilibrium, i.e. for the ``origin of life'' It is necessary that the temperature tex2html_wrap_inline1669, then the ``naked'' equilibrium becomes unstable and ``life'' can occur. This interval depends on such biotic characteristics as the residence time of carbon in the biota (tex2html_wrap_inline1671) and its maximum productivity tex2html_wrap_inline1365. We call the interval tex2html_wrap_inline1593 the ``vegetation tolerance interval''

Let us consider the change of the product tex2html_wrap_inline1677. Its increase, which corresponds either to the decrease of carbon residence time in the biota or to a decrease of the maximal productivity of photosynthesis, leads to a reduction of the vegetation interval. And, vice versa, the decrease of tex2html_wrap_inline1677, because of the increase of residence time or increase of maximal productivity, increases the vegetation interval.

It is obvious that if tex2html_wrap_inline1681, then the ``naked'' equilibrium is stable for any tex2html_wrap_inline1683, and ``life'' cannot arise in the vicinity of this equilibrium. In other words, there is some critical combination from tex2html_wrap_inline1365, m (or tex2html_wrap_inline1689), and A:
equation525
or
equation529

On the other hand
equation531
is the monotonous increasing function of A, since tex2html_wrap_inline1695 monotonously decreases with the growth of A. Since tex2html_wrap_inline1699, then tex2html_wrap_inline1701, if tex2html_wrap_inline1703.

In fact there are two bifurcation parameters: tex2html_wrap_inline1601 and A. Note that tex2html_wrap_inline1709, if tex2html_wrap_inline1553, where
equation547
since tex2html_wrap_inline1713.

Let us assume that tex2html_wrap_inline1715, and tex2html_wrap_inline1717, then we have the stability diagram as in Fig. 10. The border in the tex2html_wrap_inline1719 domain is determined by the function
equation557
whereat for tex2html_wrap_inline1721 the ``naked'' equilibrium is unstable.

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Figure 10: Stability border for tex2html_wrap_inline1485 in the tex2html_wrap_inline1725 domain: tex2html_wrap_inline1727, tex2html_wrap_inline1729. The shaded area indicates the area of instability of tex2html_wrap_inline1485 where ``life'' can arise in the vicinity of the ``naked'' equilibrium.


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Werner von Bloh (Data & Computation)
Thu Jul 13 11:24:58 MEST 2000