On the Habitability of Terrestrial Planets in Binary Star Systems
- Autor(en)
- Elke Pilat-Lohinger, Barbara Funk, Siegfried Eggl
- Abstrakt
The growing number of detected planets in binary star systems requires methods for a quick assessment of possible habitability of planets in such environments. We offer an analytic method to determine habitability of a terrestrial planet in binary star systems. In this context we give an answer to the most important question: Do the radiative and gravitational perturbations of a secondary influence the extent of the habitable zone (HZ)? After we have defined the borders of the HZ, we will show the dynamical behaviour of a terrestrial planet in the HZ when adding a Jupiter to the system. In such a system the HZ shows signs of mean motion resonances and secular resonances, depending on the architecture of the planetary system.
- Organisation(en)
- Institut für Astrophysik
- Seiten
- 140-145
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 6
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921313012702
- Publikationsdatum
- 04-2014
- ÖFOS 2012
- 103003 Astronomie, 103004 Astrophysik
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Science
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/ec0fcd92-657d-463f-8ccf-321da58246fd