Late dynamical instabilities and giant impacts, boosted by outer planets, can explain the observed peak in orbital eccentricity for planets inside the radius valley.
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A tale of dynamical instabilities and giant impacts in the radius valley
Late dynamical instabilities and giant impacts, boosted by outer planets, can explain the observed peak in orbital eccentricity for planets inside the radius valley.