A relook on using the Earth Similarity Index for searching habitable zones around solar and extrasolar planets

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• 作者：S. Biswas ; A. Shome ; B. Raha ; A. B. Bhattacharya
• 关键词：Extrasolar planetary system ; Extraterrestrial materials ; Atmospheres
• 刊名：Indian Journal of Physics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：91
• 期：1
• 页码：1-8
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• 刊物类别：Physics and Astronomy
• 刊物主题：Physics, general; Astrophysics and Astroparticles;
• 出版者：Springer India
• ISSN：0974-9845
• 卷排序：91

文摘

To study the distribution of Earth-like planets and to locate the habitable zone around extrasolar planets and their known satellites, we have emphasized in this paper the consideration of Earth similarity index (ESI) as a multi parameter quick assessment of Earth-likeness with a value between zero and one. Weight exponent values for four planetary properties have been taken into account to determine the ESI. A plot of surface ESI against the interior ESI exhibits some interesting results which provide further information when confirmed planets are examined. From the analysis of the available catalog and existing theory, none of the solar planets achieves an ESI value greater than 0.8. Though the planet Mercury has a value of 0.6, Mars exhibits a value between 0.6 and 0.8 and the planet Venus shows a value near 0.5. Finally, the locations of the habitable zone around different type of stars are critically examined and discussed.