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What is the future of life on Earth and in our Solar System? The Sun is
the source of energy for life on the Earth, but it will not shine
forever. This lecture looks at the impact of the various stages of the
evolution of the Sun on the habitability of the Solar System, with
particular emphasis on the continued habitability of the Earth. I will
refer to state-of-the-art computer models of the Sun to get is
properties at various stages in its past and future life. NOTE: Due to
a recorder malfunction this lecture was re-recorded later in the day on
2009 Dec 2, rather than being live from the class room in Smith
Laboratory. As such, it is about 10 minutes longer than usual (my
pacing is off when not in front of class).
Course finale and summary. We look back over where we've been the last
eleven weeks, and bring together all of the main themes of this course
on Life in the Universe. Recorded live on 2009 Dec 4 in Room 1005 Smith
Laboratory on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.
Published 12/04/09
How will life, the Universe, and everything end? This lecture looks at
the evolution of our expanding Universe to project the prospects for
life into the distant cosmological future. Recent observations show
that we live in an infinite, accelerating universe. I will trace the
evolution of the...
Published 12/03/09