Equilibrium temperature of a planet — the temperature at which an idealised blackbody re-emits the absorbed stellar flux in thermal equilibrium. Derivation: intercepted stellar luminosity on a planet of radius R_p at distance a is L_* · π…
Equilibrium temperature of a planet — the temperature at which an idealised blackbody re-emits the absorbed stellar flux in thermal equilibrium. Derivation: intercepted stellar luminosity on a planet of radius R_p at distance a is L_* · π…