Ted Kim [email removed] and I have been discussing the *real*
star system generation program. It generates star systems comparable
to our own (all have 1 star and about 10 planets), and the generation
is based upon current astrophysical knowledge. Since neither Ted nor I
are astrophysics experts, we'd like to know the following:
1) what classifies a star type (eg. sol is a G-type star, what's that mean?)
Also, what are the other classes of stars and what does that mean for
the star system (I think it has something to do with star burn rates).
2) Are there any physics/astronomy/astrophysics people out there who
could tell us what a *real* binary/trinary star system would look
like ('yes' and 'no' are *not* appropriate answers :-).
3) Ar there any other star system types that are known to exist aside
from the stardard unary/binary/trinary systems? (Ringworld and Dyson
sphere systems are man/being-made and can be anything we want them
to be).
4) what does "Planet's rotation is in a resonant spin lock with the star"
mean?
Thanks for any help.
This and other questions
- --Bill Morrison
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