
Episode #101 - The Search for Planets
Math & Physics Podcast
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How to Get a Good Approximation for the Sky Variation
The idea is that the stars follow a certain pattern. We indof find that pattern and then just divide the curves, just flattening them out. The amount that earth dips because its radius is wo sun dips because of the fan makes l mo aso oved. If a planet has a sufficient enough radius, that means there are like one to two % deviations in its light curve. So planets such as Earth hardly even get detected because they are so small. However, planets such as jupiter, who is lowike point, one times ma, i mean, times radius.
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