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| Paper: |
Upsilon Andromedae: A Rosetta Stone in Planetary Dynamics |
| Volume: |
294, Scientific Frontiers in Research on Extrasolar Planets |
| Page: |
173 |
| Authors: |
Chiang, E. I. |
| Abstract: |
We review the orbital dynamics exhibited by the first extrasolar planetary system discovered around a sun-like star, Upsilon Andromedae. This system is unique in combining all of the surprising architectural features displayed individually by extrasolar planetary systems found today: (1) a hot Jupiter, (2) two planets on highly eccentric orbits, and (3) a stellar companion. We discuss the system's stability properties and its possible origin. Planet-disk interactions seem critical to the emerging story. |
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