Beyond the Drake Equation: A Time-dependent Inventory of Habitable Planets and Life-bearing Worlds in the Solar Neighborhood
We introduce a mathematical framework for statistical exoplanet population and astrobiology studies that may help direct future observational efforts and experiments. The approach is based on a set of differential equations and provides a time-dependent mapping between star formation, metal enrichme...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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Series: | The Astrophysical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acfe0e |