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1 articles · 2 co-authors · latest: 2026-06-17
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S. Mathis
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L. Decin
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Sun
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exoplanet
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cosmic dust
Laws:
Doppler effect
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Kepler's third law
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Stefan–Boltzmann law
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Kepler's first law
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Kepler's second law
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Jeans instability
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Law of Universal Gravitation
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Roche limit
The Earth may survive when the Sun becomes a giant
The main enemy here is not heat, but gravity. If the Sun sheds mass fast enough, Earth will retreat to a more distant orbit. Judging by observations of similar stars, we have a pretty good chance.
arXiv:2606.19575 · 2026-06-17