On the enlargement of habitable zones around binary stars in hostile environments. (arXiv:1906.00201v1 [astro-ph.EP])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Georgakarakos_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">Nikolaos Georgakarakos</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Eggl_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Siegfried Eggl</a>
We investigate the hypothesis that the size of the habitable zone around
hardened binaries in dense star-forming regions increases. Our results indicate
that this hypothesis is essentially incorrect. Although certain binary star
configurations permit extended habitable zones, such setups typically require
all orbits in a system to be near circular. In all other cases planets can only
remain habitable if they display an extraordinarily high climate inertia.
We investigate the hypothesis that the size of the habitable zone around
hardened binaries in dense star-forming regions increases. Our results indicate
that this hypothesis is essentially incorrect. Although certain binary star
configurations permit extended habitable zones, such setups typically require
all orbits in a system to be near circular. In all other cases planets can only
remain habitable if they display an extraordinarily high climate inertia.
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