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5 claims from 3 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   The formation of Uranus and Neptune in the Jupiter–Saturn region of the Solar System

   Thommes, Duncan and Levison · Nature · 1999

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   1. Unchecked“Here we report the results of model calculations that demonstrate that such cores will have been gravitationally scattered outwards as Jupiter, and perhaps Saturn, accreted nebular gas.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   INSTABILITY-DRIVEN DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION MODEL OF A PRIMORDIALLY FIVE-PLANET OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM

   Batygin, Brown and Betts · The Astrophysical Journal Letters · 2011

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   1. Unchecked“Particularly, our simulations demonstrate that the eigenmodes which characterize the outer solar system's secular dynamics can be closely matched with a 5-planet model.”
   2. Unchecked“Furthermore, provided that the ejection timescale of the extra planet is short, orbital excitation of a primordial cold classical Kuiper belt can also be avoided in this scenario.”

3. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Accretion of Uranus and Neptune from inward-migrating planetary embryos blocked by Jupiter and Saturn

   Izidoro, Morbidelli, Raymond, Hersant and Pierens · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2015

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   1. Unchecked“We show that similar-size ice giants do indeed form by collisions between planetary embryos beyond Saturn.”
   2. Unchecked“Similar-sized ice giants are consistently reproduced in simulations starting with 5-10 planetary embryos with initial masses of $\sim$3-6 ${\rm M_\oplus}$.”