bioniumx.physics.habitable_zone_bounds

bioniumx.physics.habitable_zone_bounds(T_star: float, L_star: float) → tuple[source]

Calculate the conservative habitable zone boundaries.

Uses the Kopparapu et al. (2013) parametric equations for the Recent Venus (inner edge) and Early Mars (outer edge) limits.

Parameters:

  • T_star (float) – Stellar effective temperature in Kelvin.

  • L_star (float) – Stellar luminosity in Solar luminosities (L_sun).

Returns:

hz_inner, hz_outer – Inner and outer boundaries of the habitable zone in AU.

Return type:

float

References

Kopparapu, R. K. et al. (2013), ApJ, 765, 131.

Examples

>>> inner, outer = habitable_zone_bounds(T_star=5778, L_star=1.0)