Roche lobe overflow during gas giant destruction aligns stellar spins with orbits within tens of degrees regardless of starting conditions, offering an observable to differentiate this mechanism from high-eccentricity migration.
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Mini-neptunes exhibit an anti-correlation between orbital period and eccentricity unlike super-earths, implying the two populations are dynamically distinct.
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Roche lobe overflow during gas giant destruction aligns stellar spins with orbits within tens of degrees regardless of starting conditions, offering an observable to differentiate this mechanism from high-eccentricity migration.
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Super-earths and mini-neptunes follow different orbital period-eccentricity relations
Mini-neptunes exhibit an anti-correlation between orbital period and eccentricity unlike super-earths, implying the two populations are dynamically distinct.