Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Day 23 Banneker Institute

More complex mathematics was done today. I calculated the transit duration by using the following formula.$$t_{14} = \frac{P}{\pi}arsin(\frac{R_*}{a}\sqrt\frac{(1 + \frac{R_p}{R_*})^{2} - (\frac{a}{R_*}cosi)^{2}}{1 - cos^{2}i})$$
I also calculated the temperature of the planets by using the following formula.
$$T_p = T_*\sqrt\frac{R_*}{2a}$$

"It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet."

-Miyamoto Musashi

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