David Sudarsky is an astrophysicist at the University of Arizona. He is primarily known for producing the first

exoplanet An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. The first possible evidence of an exoplanet was noted in 1917 but was not recognized as such. The first confirmation of detection occurred in 1992. A different planet, init ...

classification system, which is based on a series of theoretical gas-giant-atmosphere models. By modeling the physical characteristics and chemistry of their atmospheres, the appearance of gas giants is predicted. He has published numerous papers listed in arXiv.https://arxiv.org/find/all/1/all:+AND+David+Sudarsky/0/1/0/all/0/1

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