Researchers extend capabilities of computer simulation of tidally locked exoplanets
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 08:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —A pair of researchers at Peking University in Beijing China, has extended the capabilities of an existing computer simulation that is used to study tidally locked exoplanets. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Yongyun Hu and Jun Yang describe the improvements they've made and also how those improvements give a new perspective on the range of possible tidally locked exoplanets that may be habitable.