Bengt Gustafsson: Is the Sun an oddball and if so why? Interpretations and implications

Professor in astrophysics at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Bengt GustafssonCreated some of the first high-accuracy model atmospheres of solar-type and cooler stars, that have been continuously updated and now have been cited more than 3,000 times in the scientific literature.

Apart from his involvement in astronomy, he has also a great knowledge and interest in humanistic sciences, and holds a honorary doctorate in theology.

Bengt Gustafsson (astronomer) on Wikipedia

Abstract: The atomic chemical composition of the Sun departs systematically from that of most other solar-type stars in that its ratio of volatiles (like the biogenic elements) to the refractories is higher by about 10%. What does this tell about the formation and evolution of the Solar System? Scenarios in terms of different nucleosynthesis, early formation of the pre-solar nebula, of the evolution of the proto-planetary disk, of the engulfing of planets, and of other processes within the system will be considered. Implications, if any, on the habitability of the Solar System will commented on.