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EAS Publications Series
Volume 42, 2010
Extrasolar Planets in Multi-Body Systems: Theory and Observations
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| Page(s) | 255 - 266 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1042027 | |
| Published online | 19 April 2010 | |
Extrasolar Planets in Multi-Body Systems: Theory and Observations
K. Goździewski, A. Niedzielski and J. Schneider (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 42 (2010) 255-266
K. Goździewski, A. Niedzielski and J. Schneider (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 42 (2010) 255-266
Formation and tidal evolution of hot super-Earths in multiple planetary systems
Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Corresponding author: zhoujl@nju.edu.cn
Hot super-Earths are exoplanets with masses ≤10 M⊕ and orbital periods ≤20 days. Around 8 hot super-Earths have been discovered in the neighborhood of the Solar System. In this lecture, we review the mechanisms for the formation of hot super-Earths, and dynamical effects that play important roles in sculpting the architecture of multiple planetary systems. Two example systems (HD 40307 and GJ 436) are presented to show the formation and evolution of hot super-Earths or Neptunes.
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