Are Stars Really Ingesting Their Planets? Examining an Alternative Explanation by Nadine H. Soliman, Philip F. Hopkins

“…These variations are comparable to the accretion of 2–5 M _⊕ of planetary material into the convective zones of Sun-like stars. The width of the distributions increases with the incorporation of more detailed dust physics, such as radiation pressure and back-reaction forces, as well as with larger dust grain sizes and finer resolutions. …”
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Prospects for the characterization of habitable planets by Mazevet, Stephane, Affholder, Antonin, Sauterey, Boris, Bixel, Alex, Apai, Daniel, Ferriere, Regis

“…Informed by these applications for solar system situations where habitability and inhabitation is questionned, we show how the method can be used to inform the design of future space observatories by considering habitability and inhabitation of Earth-like exoplanets around sun-like stars.…”
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Interior Convection Regime, Host Star Luminosity, and Predicted Atmospheric CO2 Abundance in Terrestrial Exoplanets by Antonin Affholder, Stéphane Mazevet, Boris Sauterey, Dániel Apai, Régis Ferrière

“…Terrestrial planets in the habitable zone (HZ) of Sun-like stars are priority targets for detection and observation by the next generation of space telescopes. …”
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