{"id":15,"date":"2026-02-09T09:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:47:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proto-Planetary Crustal Transfer (PPCT)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Independent Research Supplement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website hosts <strong>supplementary research materials<\/strong> associated with the book<br><em>And God Said, \u201cLet the Dry Land Appear\u201d<\/em> by Frank Eckard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The materials provided here are intended to support <strong>transparency, reproducibility, and further exploration<\/strong> of the concepts discussed in the book. They are not required to understand the main text, but are offered for readers who wish to examine the underlying geometry, data, and modelling in greater detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purpose of This Site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Proto-Planetary Crustal Transfer (PPCT)<\/strong> hypothesis explores whether Earth\u2019s continental crust could have originated through a physically constrained process involving planetary-scale interaction early in Solar System history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This site exists to provide <strong>supporting resources<\/strong>\u2014figures, datasets, and computational artefacts\u2014that cannot be fully presented within a printed volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research presented is <strong>hypothesis-driven<\/strong>, explicitly states assumptions, and is open to critical evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available Supplementary Materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resources hosted on this site may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>High-resolution colour figures and geometric reconstructions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google Earth (KMZ) files of Earth\u2019s continents and reconstructed proto-planetary plates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computational models and scripts used for geometric and dynamical analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supplementary tables and extended visualisations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Errata or clarifications related to the published text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All materials are provided for <strong>educational and research purposes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Relationship to the Book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is a <strong>companion resource<\/strong> to the book and does not replace the main narrative or arguments presented there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book provides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>conceptual explanation,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>physical reasoning,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and interpretive discussion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This site provides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>data,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>visual detail,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and modelling artefacts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Independence and Disclaimer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research is provided as <strong>independent scholarly work<\/strong> by the author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is <strong>not affiliated with, endorsed by, or offered as part of any commercial engineering services<\/strong>. Hosting of these materials is for convenience and long-term accessibility only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No claims of proof are made. The hypothesis presented is intended for <strong>critical examination<\/strong>, comparison with alternative models, and future testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Citation and Use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Readers and researchers are welcome to reference these materials with appropriate attribution to the book and author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For formal citation, please refer to the published volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions related specifically to the <strong>research materials hosted on this site<\/strong>, please contact<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Eckard<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tel :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +27 (0)11\u00a0965 0535<br><br>Tel Cell:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +27 (0)83 269 1516<br>Email:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:frank.eckard@mweb.co.za\">frank.eckard@mweb.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a9 Frank Eckard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ppct-research.co.za<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proto-Planetary Crustal Transfer (PPCT) Independent Research Supplement This website hosts supplementary research materials associated with the bookAnd God Said, \u201cLet the Dry Land Appear\u201d by Frank Eckard. The materials provided here are intended to support transparency, reproducibility, and further exploration of the concepts discussed in the book. They are not required to understand the main text, but are offered for readers who wish to examine the underlying geometry, data, and modelling in greater detail. Purpose of This Site The Proto-Planetary Crustal Transfer (PPCT) hypothesis explores whether Earth\u2019s continental crust could have originated through a physically constrained process involving planetary-scale interaction early in Solar System history.<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","author-admin_59e885","post-15","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26,"href":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ppct-research.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}