The false positive rate of Kepler and the occurrence of planets — mentioned by edwinkite

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:43:59 GMT

Geologist here. Earth's thermal evolution is unsolved decades after we figured out the stars. The Sun's temperature adjusts to energy production and loss on a 10^6 yr timescale (scaling as the time for a photon to diffuse from the heart of the Sun to the cold surface): << the Sun's age. The Earth's temperature adjusts to internal energy production and surface losses on a billion year timescale: of order the Earth's age. Planets have long memories and history matters. The Sun is reasonably well-mixed. Surface spectroscopy probes the make-up of the whole star. Earth is less well-stirred.…

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The false positive rate of Kepler and the occurrence of planets — mentioned by edwinkite