The Faint Young Sun Paradox: A Simplified Thermodynamic Approach

Classical models of the Sun suggest that the energy output in the early stage of its evolution was 30 percent less than today. In this context, radiative balance alone between The Sun and the Earth was not sufficient to explain the early presence of liquid water on Earth’s surface. This difficulty i...

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Main Authors: F. Angulo-Brown, Marco A. Rosales, M. A. Barranco-Jiménez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Astronomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/478957
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