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Runaway planetesimal growth (M˙/M∝M1/3)

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A growth regime in which larger planetesimals have shorter fractional growth times. In a dispersion-dominated population with nearly mass-independent random speed and strong gravitational focusing, fixed material density gives M˙∝M4/3. The displayed scaling is an illustrative limit, not a universal law once large bodies control the random velocities.

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