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physics.pop-ph2020★ 12 cited
Interplanetary transmissions of life in an evolutionary context
Ian von Hegner
The theory of lithopanspermia proposes the natural exchange of organisms between solar system bodies through meteorites. The focus of this theory comprises three distinct stages: p…
physics.pop-ph2019
A limbus mundi elucidation of habitability: the Goldilocks Edge
Ian von Hegner
The habitable zone is the circumstellar region in which a terrestrial-mass planet with an atmosphere can sustain liquid water on its surface. However, despite the usefulness of thi…
physics.bio-ph2019
Extremophiles: a special or general case in the search for extra-terrestrial life?
Ian von Hegner
Since time immemorial life has been viewed as being fragile, yet over the past few decades it has been found that many extreme environments are inhabited by organisms known as extr…