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Slick said:
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Baron Munchausen said:
As far as earth's heat source goes, most reputable studies have postulated that there is a contribution from some long-lived radioisotopes in earth's core as well as some frictional heating due to a difference in rotational velocities of the earth's surface relative to the core. As to the exact nuclide(s) heating the earth, different studies have postulated different nuclides.
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Funny, I always assumed it was via tidal forces due to the moon effectively "stirring" the core...very...slowly...