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3 claims from 2 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Origin and Evolution of Long-period Comets

   Vokrouhlický, Nesvorný and Dones · The Astronomical Journal · 2019

   The authors built a numerical model of long-period comets from their birth in a trans-Neptunian disk to the Oort cloud and on to the inner Solar system, then compared its predictions with observations.

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   1. UncheckedThe model reproduces the observed spread of long-period comet orbit sizes when comets fade with a power-law exponent of about 0.6, per Whipple's scheme.“Our results match the observed semimajor axis distribution of LPCs when Whipple's power-law fading scheme with an exponent $κ= 0.6^{+0.1}_{-0.2}$ is adopted.”
   2. UncheckedIn the paper's model, long-period comets with perihelia beyond 15 au become far more numerous and their orbital planes are no longer isotropic.“Beyond $q = 15$~au, however, the population increases steeply and the isotropy of LPC orbital planes breaks.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   An estimate of resident time of the Oort Cloud new comets in planetary region

   Itô and Higuchi · Planetary and Space Science · 2024

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   1. Unchecked“We also found that the so-called planet barrier works when the initial orbital inclination of the comets is small.”