2 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Three-Dimensional Orbital Architectures and Detectability of Adjacent Companions to Hot Jupiters
Thomas MacLean, Juliette Becker
The orbital properties of the (as-yet) small population of hot Jupiters with nearby planetary companions provide valuable constraints on the past migration processes of these syste…
astro-ph.EP2024
SURF Report: High Accuracy Methods for Computing Gravitational Potential and Gravitational Force Fields Near the Surface of Irregularly Shaped 3-Dimensional Bodies
Thomas MacLean, Alan H. Barr
Accurate gravity field calculations are necessary for landing on planets, moons, asteroids, minimoons, or other irregularly shaped bodies, but current methods become increasingly i…