Dispersal of planets hosted in binaries, transitional members of multiple star systems

TL;DR

This paper investigates how the transient triple star state in binary systems can lead to the dispersal of planets, potentially explaining their lower observed frequency in such systems.

Contribution

It introduces a new mechanism involving transient triple states that causes planet dispersal in binary star systems, offering an explanation for their scarcity.

Findings

Transient triple states can destabilize planetary orbits.

Planet dispersal is linked to the dynamics of multiple star interactions.

The mechanism explains the lower planet frequency in binaries.

Abstract

This paper explains why planets in binary star systems might have a lower frequency. A transient triple state of the binary causes the dispersal of planets.