Five-planet system lifetimes drop as initial eccentricity grows, but aligned eccentric orbits survive almost as long as circular ones, so relative eccentricity, not absolute eccentricity, controls stability.
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Eccentricities and the Stability of Closely-Spaced Five-Planet Systems
Five-planet system lifetimes drop as initial eccentricity grows, but aligned eccentric orbits survive almost as long as circular ones, so relative eccentricity, not absolute eccentricity, controls stability.