Habitability of an exoplanet based on stellar wind

Changseok Lee

doi:10.54254/2753-8818/43/20241135

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Habitability of an exoplanet based on stellar wind

Changseok Lee *^,1,

¹ UWC Changshu

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-8818/43/20241135

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the influence of stellar winds on the atmosphere of exoplanets. Stellar winds, which consist of charged particles produced by stars, can heavily alter and affect the evolution and composition of exoplanet atmospheres. This paper will provide an overview of stellar wind characteristics and their interactions with exoplanets. It will also investigate the consequences of such interactions, such as atmospheric erosion, atmospheric escape, and the exoplanet’s habitability. In order to develop a more sophisticated and accurate method for identifying habitable planets that may host life, it is necessary to better understand the mechanisms of stellar wind to build more accurate models of stellar wind.

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Stellar Wind, Exoplanet, Habitability, Atmosphere, Magnetosphere

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