Abstract: We study the resonance statistics of super-Earths, and the mass-metallicity relation of gas giants, and what they imply about the endgame of planet formation. Both point to solid cores undergoing their last doublings in mass by giant impacts, largely in-situ.
The endgame of planet formation
Eugene Chiang (Berkeley) // May 28, 2020
Abstract: We study the resonance statistics of super-Earths, and the mass-metallicity relation of gas giants, and what they imply about the endgame of planet formation. Both point to solid cores undergoing their last doublings in mass by giant impacts, largely in-situ.
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