Trans-Neptunian Object dynamics even better explained by a stellar flyby after 4.5 Gyr of evolution

arXiv:2609.03575 · astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-09-03 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-09-03

Updated: 2026-09-03

Terminology

• Abundance — 3× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Adam — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Benchmark — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes

Sources

• Solar System Formation in the Context of Extra-Solar Planets

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