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astro-ph.EP2019★ 30 cited
Breaking the centrifugal barrier to giant planet contraction by magnetic disc braking
Sivan Ginzburg, Eugene Chiang
During the runaway phase of their formation, gas giants fill their gravitational spheres of influence out to Bondi or Hill radii. When runaway ends, planets shrink several orders o…
astro-ph.EP2019★ 25 cited
The Endgame of Gas Giant Formation: Accretion Luminosity and Contraction Post-Runaway
Sivan Ginzburg, Eugene Chiang
Giant planets are thought to form by runaway gas accretion onto solid cores. Growth must eventually stop running away, ostensibly because planets open gaps (annular cavities) in th…
astro-ph.EP2019★ 43 cited
The End of Runaway: How Gap Opening Limits the Final Masses of Gas Giants
Sivan Ginzburg, Eugene Chiang
Gas giants are thought to form by runaway accretion: an instability driven by the self-gravity of growing atmospheres that causes accretion rates to rise super-linearly with planet…