Architectures of Planetary Systems III: Excitation of Eccentricities and Inclinations

arXiv:2606.26343 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-06-24 · Read on arXiv

Alex R. Howe, Juliette C. Becker, Fred C. Adams

astro-ph.EP

Submitted: 2026-06-24

Comments: 18 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables, Accepted to AJ

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Adam — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Microlensing — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Selection Bias — 2× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Core — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• No strong associations between eccentricity and orbital architecture in Kepler compact multis
• The Orbital Eccentricities of Planets in the Kinematic Thin and Thick Galactic Disks
• Architectures of Compact Multi-planet Systems: Diversity and Uniformity

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