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The Astronomical JournalExoplanet systems are thought to evolve on secular timescales over billions of years. This evolution is impossible to directly observe on human timescales in most individual systems.
Stephen P. Schmidt +2 more
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Pushing the envelope of exoplanet evolution modelling
, 2021 Propelled by the discovery of the first exoplanet thirty years ago, the scientific community has rallied and made tremendous strides towards a full understand of the formation and evolution of planetary systems. During this period, over 4, 300 confirmed exoplanets have been detected, and the resulting dataset has driven a revolution by allowing for new
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Sub-Neptune Memories. I. Implications of Inefficient Mantle Cooling and Silicate Rain
The Astrophysical JournalWe explore the evolution of sub-Neptune (radii between ∼1.5 and 4 R _⊕ ) exoplanet interior structures using our upgraded evolution code, APPLE , which self-consistently couples the thermal and compositional evolution of the whole structure.
Roberto Tejada Arevalo +5 more
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The Astrophysical Journal LettersThe ubiquity of “peas-in-a-pod” architectural patterns and the existence of the radius valley each presents a striking population-level trend for planets with R _p ≤ 4 R _⊕ that serves to place powerful constraints on the formation and evolution of these
Armaan V. Goyal, Songhu Wang
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Coupled Planetary Interior and Tidal Evolution
The Astrophysical JournalWe present a new planetary structure/thermal evolution model, designed for use in problems that couple orbital dynamics with planetary structure. We first benchmark our structural/thermal evolution calculations against the MESA stellar evolution code ...
Tim Hallatt, Sarah Millholland
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The Astrophysical JournalThe Kepler-observed distribution of planet sizes has revealed two distinct patterns: (1) a radius valley separating super-Earths and sub-Neptunes and (2) a preference for intrasystem size similarity.
Matthias Y. He, Eric B. Ford
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Characterizing Exoplanet Habitability
A habitable exoplanet is a world that can maintain stable liquid water on its surface. Techniques and approaches to characterizing such worlds are essential, as performing a census of Earth-like planets that may or may not have life will inform our ...
Robinson, Tyler D.
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Main-sequence exoplanet systems: tidal evolution
The easiest exoplanets to detect are those that orbit very close to their hoststars. As a result, even though these planets are quite rare, they represent amajor fraction of the current exoplanet population. A side-effect of theproximity between the planet and the star is that the two have strong mutualinteractions through a number of physical ...
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Unexpected Near-Resonant and Metastable States of Young Multiplanet Systems
The Astrophysical JournalRecent observations suggest that the incidence of near-resonant planets declines as planetary systems age, making young planetary systems key signposts of early dynamical evolution.
Zhecheng Hu +6 more
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The Astronomical JournalAtmospheric escape’s potential to shape the exoplanet population motivates detailed observations of systems actively undergoing escape. AU Mic is a young and active M dwarf hosting two close-in transiting sub- to Neptune-sized planets. Atmospheric escape
Keighley E. Rockcliffe +10 more
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