small stars can form large planets fast
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small stars can form large planets fast
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Re: small stars can form large planets fast
Giant hot planets forming around small stars may explain the prevalence of the so-called "hot Jupiters" which seem to make up an inordinate amount of the exoplanets we have detected so far. The fact that the authors were able to examine the phenomenon vis-a-vis a computer simulation is pretty exciting.
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Re: small stars can form large planets fast
I would argue the apparent abundance of 'Hot Jupiter's' is more of an 'Observer Effect' than an actuality - large planets orbiting close to their suns are easier to detect by far than worlds further out.helicon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:33 pm Giant hot planets forming around small stars may explain the prevalence of the so-called "hot Jupiters" which seem to make up an inordinate amount of the exoplanets we have detected so far. The fact that the authors were able to examine the phenomenon vis-a-vis a computer simulation is pretty exciting.
That said, in connection with my other project, I looked at multiple star systems. Binary systems composed of M dwarfs appear to be fairly common.
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Re: small stars can form large planets fast
True, however observer bias and greater prevalence are not mutually exclusive.ThinkerX wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:12 amI would argue the apparent abundance of 'Hot Jupiter's' is more of an 'Observer Effect' than an actuality - large planets orbiting close to their suns are easier to detect by far than worlds further out.helicon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:33 pm Giant hot planets forming around small stars may explain the prevalence of the so-called "hot Jupiters" which seem to make up an inordinate amount of the exoplanets we have detected so far. The fact that the authors were able to examine the phenomenon vis-a-vis a computer simulation is pretty exciting.
That said, in connection with my other project, I looked at multiple star systems. Binary systems composed of M dwarfs appear to be fairly common.
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