2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
A universal brown dwarf desert formed between planets and stars
Kaiming Cui, Guang-Yao Xiao, Fabo Feng +10
Giant planets and brown dwarfs play a crucial role in star and planet formation, as they are situated at the boundary between planets and stars with uncertain formation mechanisms.…
astro-ph.EP2025
Engulfment of Eccentric Planets by Giant Stars: Hydrodynamics and Light Curves
Mengqi Yang, Dong Lai, Fuyuan Wu +1
Recent observations suggest that planetary engulfment by a giant star may produce radiation that resembles subluminous red novae. We present three-dimensional hydrodynamical simula…