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In The Three-Body Problem, Liu Cixin describes the orbit of Trisolaris (Proxima b?) as chaotic. It's a major aspect of the plot. And this article references Barnes et al. (2016) for the hypothesis that "a passage of Proxima close to α Cen may have destabilized the original orbit(s) of Proxima’s planet(s)". That's pretty cool!



Well, Asimov on Fondation and Earth, put a ocean like planet on Alfa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_and_Earth




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