Life arose as a non-equilibrium thermodynamic process to dissipate the photon potential generated by the hot Sun and cold outer space. Evidence from the geochemical record of the evolutionary history of life on Earth suggests that life originated in a hot aqueous environment dissipating UV light and evolved later to dissipate visible light. This evidence places constraints on models of solar origin and evolution. The standard solar model seems less compatible with the data than does the pulsar centered solar model.
KeywordsPulsar Centered Solar Model (PCS)Standard Solar ModelOrigin of LifeUltraviolet and Temperature Assisted Replication (UVTAR)Constraints on Solar Model
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