Tim Ventura wrote:
> I'd bet that based on the assumed requirements for an M-class star,
OK but why assume M class? They could be M, or O,B,A,F,G,K,
whatever you want, and in any mixture. With this, you could have
planets cooking or freezing or anything in between.
> The mechanics are so complicated ... that you end up with the self-defining system.
Doesnt hafta be. Imagine a simple case such as a 5 solar mass star,
orbitted by a 1 solar mass star out about where Mars is and a .2 SM
star out where Jupiter is. Now, out in Pluto's neighborhood you could
have a modest climate with a stable orbit, and out 5 times farther
than that you could have a freezing planet with a circular orbit. In
close to the 5 SM star you could have a broiling hot planet with
a stable orbit.
Actually, theres no need to strain tired imaginations. There are
simulations available cheap that one could use to demonstrate this
notion. spike
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