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Predicting The Galactic Population Of Free-floating Planets From Realistic Initial Conditions

We present the first prediction for the mass distribution function of Galactic free-floating planets (FFPs) that aims to accurately include the relative contributions of multiple formation pathways and stellar populations.

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