3 papers
astro-ph.EP2011
The extreme physical properties of the CoRoT-7b super-Earth
A. Léger, O. Grasset, B. Fegley +23
The search for rocky exoplanets plays an important role in our quest for extra-terrestrial life. Here, we discuss the extreme physical properties possible for the first characteriz…
astro-ph.EP2011
Tidal obliquity evolution of potentially habitable planets
René Heller, Jérémy Leconte, Rory Barnes
Stellar insolation has been used as the main constraint on a planet's habitability. However, as more Earth-like planets are discovered around low-mass stars (LMSs), a re-examinatio…
astro-ph.SR2010
Tidal effects on brown dwarfs: Application to the eclipsing binary 2MASSJ05352184-0546085 - The anomalous temperature reversal in the context of tidal heating
René Heller, Brian Jackson, Rory Barnes +2
2MASSJ05352184-0546085 (2M0535-05) is the only known eclipsing brown dwarf (BD) binary, and so may serve as an important benchmark for models of BD formation and evolution. However…