Planets Fall into Resonance Over Time (VIDEO)

Penn State

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The bottom plot is the same as before. The top shows the strength of the force that the gas disc exerts on the planets. Darker blue means that the planet is pushed inward faster. Inside the black line, planets are actually pushed outward.

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