Triggering star formation by free-floating planets
astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR
Submitted: 2026-09-23
Updated: 2026-09-23
Terminology
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- No large population of unbound or wide-orbit Jupiter-mass planets
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- The Planet Nine Hypothesis
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