Talk:PAH world hypothesis

VFD: 6 June 2006

Strong delete. I am the editor responsible for this notice. I work in origin of life research and the theory is simply implausible. I realize this may not be sufficient for deletion, but judging by its lack of publication in a peer-reviewed journal, I think it either constitutes original research or is just too out-there to keep around. The thermodynamics aren't very plausible and the theory (e.g., <a href="http://darwin.nap.edu/books/0309094321/html/221.html">this book chapter.</a> The proponent has not articulated a significant argument anywhere in the open literature as to the theory (a "PAH world" query on google scholar or scifinder returns no relevant results). At best, this entry should be marked with strong, strong warnings as to the fact that it is regarded as a fringe theory. However, I feel the lack of any documentation aside from a book chapter (note that it is from a very close colleague and collaborator - do not mistake this for a scientific publication) merits deletion. Sorry if I haven't obeyed any of the arcane wiki rules, I'm just a casual user! 24.181.29.106