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Dynamics of Colombo's Top: Tidal Dissipation and Resonance Capture, With Applications to Oblique Super-Earths, Ultra-Short-Period Planets and Inspiraling Hot Jupiters
Yubo Su, Dong Lai
We present a comprehensive theoretical study on the spin evolution of a planet under the combined effects of tidal dissipation and gravitational perturbation from an external compa…
The Impact of Stellar Clustering on the Observed Multiplicity of Super-Earth systems: Outside-in Cascade of Orbital Misalignments Initiated by Stellar Flybys
Laetitia Rodet, Dong Lai
A recent study suggests that the observed multiplicity of super-Earth (SE) systems is correlated with stellar overdensities: field stars in high phase-space density environments ha…
Spin Dynamics of Extrasolar Giant Planets in Planet-Planet Scattering
Yu-Cian Hong, Dong Lai, Jonathan I. Lunine +1
Planet-planet scattering best explains the eccentricity distribution of extrasolar giant planets. Past literature showed that the orbits of planets evolve due to planet-planet scat…
Jupiter's Dynamical Love Number
Dong Lai
Recent observations by the {\it Juno} spacecraft have revealed that the tidal Love number of Jupiter is lower than the hydrostatic value. We present a simple calculatio…
On the Correlation between Hot Jupiters and Stellar Clustering: High-eccentricity Migration Induced by Stellar Flybys
Laetitia Rodet, Yubo Su, Dong Lai
A recent observational study suggests that the occurrence of hot Jupiters (HJs) around solar-type stars is correlated with stellar clustering. We study a new scenario for HJ format…