D. P. Whitmire
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Also affiliated: Ames Research Center (1992–1993); Pennsylvania State University (1993); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1993); University of Louisiana at Lafayette (2003–2010); Southwestern University (1997); The University of Texas at Austin (1971–1975)
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
D. P. Whitmire's research investigates astronomical phenomena, including the potential existence of a solar companion and its influence on celestial bodies and planetary formation. Publications explore habitable zones around stars, the possibility of periodic mass extinctions linked to a distant solar companion, and the formation of habitable planets in binary star systems. Other work examines evidence for a jovian-mass companion in the Oort cloud, periodic comet showers, and the role of a more massive young Sun in early Mars's climate.
Metrics
- h-index: 15
- Publications: 78
- Citations: 3,500
Positions
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University of Arkansas Fayetteville publications 2015–2022ORCID
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Instructor publications 2015–2022University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
Selected Publications
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Abiogenesis: the Carter argument reconsidered (2022)
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The habitability of large elliptical galaxies (2020)
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Implication of our technological species being first and early: The anthropic selection effect of our technological youth (2018)
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Implication of our technological species being first and early (2017)
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Periodic mass extinctions and the Planet X model reconsidered (2015)
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Periodic mass extinctions and the Planet X model reconsidered (2015)
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