Re: The theory of a perpetual universe

I was able to design a mathmatical equation in tenth grade that proved all planets move towards the sun at a rate of .000357 microns per revolution. Thus my question would be is it possible that the planets act like fuel for the sun? And if so is it possible that the planets continue to shift spots in orbit at a seemingly eternal rate which would create a never ending cycle of "Earths"? And if this is possible is it plausible that our species has existed before on what we now consider Venus and Mercury prior to that? How can we verify these theories or are they just hair brained ideas from a crack pot physicist.

Assuming that the planets move as you suggest, they could not provide a significant source of energy for the Sun. Consider that the amount of gravitational energy that could be provided for the Sun is the difference in potential energy as the planetary orbit gets smaller. Taking Jupiter as an example, since it contains most of the non-stellar mass of the Solar System, a reduction in orbital radius of 3.57e-10 meters over the orbital period of 3.74e8 seconds gives a gravitational energy rate of 0.4 MJ/s. The output of the Sun is 3.8e20 MJ/s, so Jupiter's gravitational contribution of energy to the Sun falls short by some 21 orders of magnitude.

You may want to reconsider your calculation regarding the movement of planetary orbits. This is not a simple thing to determine. There is a very small amount of drag from dust and particles in the Solar System, which will theoretically cause planetary orbits to decay. But there is also a transfer of angular momentum from planetary rotation to the planetary orbit due to solar tidal effects. This will result in the planetary orbital radius increasing. There are probably orbital effects due to interactions between solar and planetary magnetic fields. Finally, in addition to these fairly simple 1-body processes, you have to consider gravitational perturbations between all the planets.

I don't understand your question about planets shifting spots.

Since we have a complete fossil record showing the development of our species from earlier species, it is safe to assume that humans evolved on the Earth and were never present on any other planets.