arXiv
Open Access
2025
The Potential Impact of Primordial Black Holes on Exoplanet Systems
Garett Brown
Linda He
James Unwin
Abstrak
The orbits of planetary systems can be deformed from their initial configurations due to close encounters with larger astrophysical bodies. Typical candidates for close encounters are stars and binaries. We explore the prospect that if there is a sizeable population of primordial black holes (PBH) in our galaxy, then these may also impact the orbits of exoplanets. Specifically, in a simplified setting, we study numerically how many planetary systems might have a close encounter with a PBH, and analyze the potential changes to the orbital parameters of systems that undergo PBH flybys.
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Garett Brown
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Linda He
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James Unwin
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