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The faint young Sun paradox remains an open question. Presented here is one possible solution to this apparent inconsistency, a more massive early Sun. Based on the conditions on early Earth and Mars, a luminosity constraint is set as a function of mass. We examine helioseismic constraints of these alternative mass-losing models. Additionally, we explore a dynamic electron screening correction in an effort to improve helioseismic agreement in the core of the early mass-losing model.
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The authors thank Sylvaine Turck-Chièze for helpful discussions. The authors would also like to thank Jesper Schou and Steven Tomczyk for providing their data and their permission to list it in this publication. Los Alamos National Laboratory is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC52-06NA2539. S.R.W. would like to acknowledge Simon Bolding for his helpful discussions on python scripts.
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Wood, S.R., Mussack, K. & Guzik, J.A. Solar Models with Dynamic Screening and Early Mass Loss Tested by Helioseismic, Astrophysical, and Planetary Constraints. Sol Phys 293, 111 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-018-1334-1
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