A Systematic Trend in the Observed vs. Predicted Radii of Transiting Brown Dwarfs

arXiv:2607.27352 · astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-07-29 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-07-29

Updated: 2026-08-27

Comments: 21 pages, 11 figures, 2 tables. Submitted to AAS journals; updated based on referee's comments

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

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