Alignment of the stellar spin with the orbits of a three-planet system

Alignment of the stellar spin with the orbits of a three-planet system

The Sun's equator and the planets' orbital planes are nearly aligned, which is presumably a consequence of their formation from a single spinning gaseous disk. For exoplanetary systems this well-aligned configuration is not guaranteed: dynamical interactions may tilt planetary orbits, or s...

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Main Authors: Sanchis Ojeda, Roberto (Contributor), Fabrycky, Daniel C. (Author), Winn, Joshua Nathan (Contributor), Barclay, Thomas (Author), Clarke, Bruce D. (Author), Ford, Eric B. (Author), Fortney, Jonathan J. (Author), Geary, John C. (Author), Holman, Matthew J. (Author), Howard, Andrew W. (Author), Jenkins, Jon M. (Author), Koch, David (Author), Lissauer, Jack J. (Author), Marcy, Geoffrey W. (Author), Mullally, Fergal (Author), Ragozzine, Darin (Author), Seader, Shawn E. (Author), Still, Martin (Author), Thompson, Susan E. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Science (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2013-02-11T20:03:54Z.
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