Searching for potentially habitable extra solar planets: a directed-study using real data from the NASA Kepler-Mission

LoPresto, Michael C.; Ochoa, Héctor

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“…Table II records the CDH scores for a sample of exoplanets under CRS at w i = 0.99 and w s = 0.01. α, β, γ and δ record the parameters of Equation 4. Y i and Y s record the maxima for the objective functions.…”

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A Novel Exoplanetary Habitability Score via Particle Swarm Optimization of CES Production Functions

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Saha

Basak

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2018 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI)

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The search for life has two goals essentially: looking for planets with Earth-like conditions (Earth similarity) and looking for the possibility of life in some form (habitability). Determining habitability from exoplanet data requires that determining parameters are collectively considered before coming up with a conclusion as no single factor alone contributes to it. Our proposed models, would serve as an indicator while looking for new habitable worlds, if computed with precision and efficiency. The models are of the type constrained optimization, multivariate, convex but may suffer from curvature violation and premature convergence impacting desired habitability scores. We mitigate the problem by proposing modified Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to tackle constraints and ensuring global optima. In the process, a python library to tackle such problems has been created.

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“…T HE search for extra-terrestrial life [1], [2] and potentially habitable extrasolar planets [3], [4] has been an international venture since Frank Drake's attempt with Project Ozma in the mid-20th century [5]. Cochran, Hatzes, and Hancock [6] confirmed the first exoplanet in 1991.…”

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A Novel Exoplanetary Habitability Score via Particle Swarm Optimization of CES Production Functions

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Basak

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2018 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI)

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“…A recent article in this journal [1] featured an independent/directed study activity in which actual extra solar planet data from planets discovered by the Kepler-mission was downloaded and used in an attempt to identify Earth-sized planets that lie within their stars' habitable zones. The habitable zone is the range of distances from the star where temperatures allow water to exist as a liquid.…”

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“…The habitable zone is the range of distances from the star where temperatures allow water to exist as a liquid. Table 1 shows the relevant data for the 17 extra solar planets that were determined in the activity [1] to orbit within their stars' habitable zones.…”

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Addendum: Searching for potentially habitable extra solar planets: a directed-study using real data from the NASA Kepler-Mission (2017 Phys. Educ. 52 065016)

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2019

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Using Real Data from the Kepler Mission to Find Potentially Habitable Planets: An Introductory Astronomy Exercise

LoPresto

2019

The Physics Teacher

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A primary goal of general education introductory astronomy courses often is to provide students with examples of how science is actually done. Low to nonexistent mathematical prerequisites in some courses can make useful exercises difficult to find, and sometimes very difficult for students, especially if the exercises feature quantitative components. What follows describes an attempt to meet this goal through the use of actual exoplanet data, available online, from the NASA Kepler Mission. The exercise described guides the students through an aspect of scientific investigation that they may otherwise not experience, the handling and analysis of a large set of actual scientific data.

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Searching for potentially habitable extra solar planets: a directed-study using real data from the NASA Kepler-Mission

Abstract: What follows is a description of the procedure for a directed-study in which a student, guided by a faculty member, attempted to identify potentially habitable exoplanets using actual data available online from NASA’s Kepler Mission.

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A Novel Exoplanetary Habitability Score via Particle Swarm Optimization of CES Production Functions

A Novel Exoplanetary Habitability Score via Particle Swarm Optimization of CES Production Functions

Addendum: Searching for potentially habitable extra solar planets: a directed-study using real data from the NASA Kepler-Mission (2017 Phys. Educ. 52 065016)

Using Real Data from the Kepler Mission to Find Potentially Habitable Planets: An Introductory Astronomy Exercise

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