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Small planets ($R_{p} \leq 4 R_{\oplus}$) are divided into rocky super-Earths and gaseous sub-Neptunes separated by a radius gap, but the mechanisms that produce these distinct planet populations remain unclear. Binary stars are the only…

The effect of the stellar flux on exoplanetary systems is becoming an increasingly important property as more planets are discovered in the Habitable Zone (HZ). The Kepler mission has recently uncovered circumbinary planets with relatively…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Stephen R. Kane , Natalie R. Hinkel

Planetary formation might occur at different stages of the stellar evolution of compact binaries. In recent years, the formation of second-generation planets has been tested in circumbinary discs formed by the ejection of stellar material…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-04 Arianna Nigioni , Diego Turrini , Camilla Danielski , Danae Polychroni , John E. Chambers

This study employs numerical simulations to explore the relationship between the dynamical instability of planetary systems and the uniformity of planetary masses within the system, quantified by the Gini index. Our findings reveal a…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-15 Dong-Hong Wu , Sheng Jin , Jason H. Steffen

To date, 17 circumbinary planets have been discovered. In this paper, we focus our attention on the stability of the Kepler circumbinary planetary systems with only one planet, i.e. Kepler-16, Kepler-34, Kepler-35, Kepler-38, Kepler-64 and…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-01 C. E. Chavez , N. Georgakarakos , S. Prodan , M. Reyes-Ruiz , H. Aceves

The new discoveries of circumbinary planetary systems shed light on the understanding of planetary system formation. Learning the architectural properties of these systems is essential for constraining the different formation mechanisms. We…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-09 Gongjie Li , Matthew J. Holman , Molei Tao

Compact planetary systems with more than two planets can undergo orbital crossings from planet-planet perturbations. The time which the system remains stable without orbital crossings has an exponential dependence on the initial orbital…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-15 David R. Rice , Jason H. Steffen

Dynamical studies suggest that most of the circumbinary discs (CBDs) should be coplanar. However, under certain initial conditions, the CBD can evolve toward polar orientation. Here we extend the parametric study of polar configurations…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Cristian Giuppone , Nicolás Cuello

Planet formation is often considered in the context of one circumstellar disk around one star. Yet stellar binary systems are ubiquitous, and thus a substantial fraction of all potential planets must form and evolve in more complex,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-16 Trent J. Dupuy , Adam L. Kraus , Kaitlin M. Kratter , Aaron C. Rizzuto , Andrew W. Mann , Daniel Huber , Michael J. Ireland

Determining planetary habitability is a complex matter, as the interplay between a planet's physical and atmospheric properties with stellar insolation has to be studied in a self consistent manner. Standardized atmospheric models for…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-15 Siegfried Eggl , Nikolaos Georgakarakos , Elke Pilat-Lohinger

Recent ground and space-based observations show that stars with multiple planets are common in the galaxy. Most of these observational methods are biased toward detecting large planets near to their host stars. Because of these…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-29 Thea Faridani , Smadar Naoz , Lingfeng Wei , Will M. Farr

Hundreds of giant planets have been discovered so far and the quest of exo-Earths in giant planet systems has become intriguing. In this work, we aim to address the question of the possible long-term coexistence of a terrestrial companion…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-18 Kyriaki I. Antoniadou , Anne-Sophie Libert

The quest of exo-Earths has become a prominent field. In this work, we study the stability of non-coplanar planetary configurations consisting of an inclined inner terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance with an outer giant planet. We…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-06 K. I. Antoniadou , A. -S. Libert

The majority of stars form in star clusters and many are thought to have planetary companions. We demonstrate that multi-planet systems are prone to instabilities as a result of frequent stellar encounters in these star clusters much more…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 W. Hao , M. B. N. Kouwenhoven , R. Spurzem

The presence of a stellar companion can place constraints on occurrence and orbital evolution of satellites orbiting exoplanets, i.e., exomoons. In this work we revise earlier orbital stability limits for retrograde orbits in the case of a…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-16 Billy Quarles , Siegfried Eggl , Marialis Rosario-Franco , Gongjie Li

Changes in planetary obliquity, or axial tilt, influence the climates on Earth-like planets. In the solar system, the Earth's obliquity is stabilized due to interactions with our moon and the resulting {small amplitude variations…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-04 Billy Quarles , Gongjie Li , Jack J. Lissauer

Observational surveys show that at least ~ 30% of short-period multiplanetary systems host tightly packed planets, some of which are locked in stable chains of mean-motion resonances. Despite recent progress, the dynamical stability of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-29 Sacha Gavino , Jack J. Lissauer

We study the dynamical stability and fates of hierarchical (in semi-major axis) two-planet systems with arbitrary eccentricities and mutual inclinations. We run a large number of long-term numerical integrations and use the Support Vector…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-06 Cristobal Petrovich

The dynamics of systems of two and three planets, initially placed on circular and nearly coplanar orbits, is explored in the proximity of their stability limit. The evolution of a large number of systems is numerically computed and their…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 F. Marzari

Transiting circumbinary planets are more easily detected around short-period than long-period binaries, but none have yet been observed by {\it Kepler} orbiting binaries with periods shorter than seven days. In triple systems, secular…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-10 Adrian S. Hamers , Hagai B. Perets , Simon F. Portegies Zwart