Thursday, January 5, 2017

Do Hot Jupiters Migrate due to Stellar Encounters?


Author:

Triaud

Abstract:

The origin of hot Jupiters, large gaseous planets in close orbits around stars, is unknown. Observations suggest that such planets are abundant in stellar clusters, and can result from encounters with other celestial bodies.

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