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Tidal erasure of stellar obliquities constrains the timing of hot Jupiter formation
Christopher Spalding, Joshua N. Winn
Stars with hot Jupiters sometimes have high obliquities, which are possible relics of hot Jupiter formation. Based on the characteristics of systems with and without high obliquiti…
The distribution of mutual inclinations arising from the stellar quadrupole moment
Kathleen Schultz, Christopher Spalding, Konstantin Batygin
A large proportion of transiting planetary systems appear to possess only a single planet as opposed to multiple transiting planets. This excess of singles is indicative of signifi…
Formation of Ultra-Short-Period Planets by Obliquity-Driven Tidal Runaway
Sarah Millholland, Christopher Spalding
Small, rocky planets have been found orbiting in extreme proximity to their host stars, sometimes down to only stellar radii. These ultra-short-period planets (USPs) likel…
Stellar Oblateness versus Distant Giants in Exciting Kepler Planet Mutual Inclinations
Christopher Spalding, Sarah Millholland
An overabundance of single-transiting Kepler planets suggests the existence of a sub-population of intrinsically multi-planet systems possessing large mutual inclinations. However,…
The Solar wind prevents re-accretion of debris after Mercury's giant impact
Christopher Spalding, Fred C. Adams
The planet Mercury possesses an anomalously large iron core, and a correspondingly high bulk density. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed in order to explain such a large iron c…
A shorter Archean day-length biases interpretations of the early Earth's climate
Christopher Spalding, Woodward W. Fischer
Earth's earliest sedimentary record contains evidence that surface temperatures were similar to, or perhaps even warmer than modern. In contrast, standard Solar models suggest the…