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Classification of exoplanets according to density

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2020-02-25 v1

Abstract

Considering probability distribution as a function of the average density ρˉ\bar{\rho} computed for 424 extrasolar planets we identify three log-normal Gaussian population components. The two most populous components at ρˉ0.7\bar{\rho}\simeq0.7 g/cc and ρˉ7\bar{\rho}\simeq7 g/cc are the ice/gas giants and iron/rock super-Earths, respectively. A third component at ρˉ30\bar{\rho}\simeq30 g/cc is consistent with brown dwarfs, i.e., electron degeneracy supported objects. We note presence of several extreme density planetary objects.

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@article{arxiv.1612.03556,
  title  = {Classification of exoplanets according to density},
  author = {Andrzej Odrzywolek and Johann Rafelski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.03556},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

Four pages, two figures. Supplement, program and data files included

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