The accretionally heated atmospheres of protoplanets and brown dwarfs

astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-10-08

Updated: 2026-10-08

Comments: To be submitted to ApJ. Comments welcome

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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• JWST detection of methane emission from a young brown dwarf
• Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) I: Program Overview and Highlights
• Formation and Structure of Circumplanetary Disks and Envelopes during the Late Stages of Giant Planet Formation
• Can Auroral Heating Explain Brown Dwarf Thermal Inversions?

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