Formation of Planets (III)

• Lecture notes (PDF)

Relevant references:

• Movie showing planet-disk interaction produced by Phil Armitage.
• Planet-disk interaction and orbital evolution by Kley and Nelson (ARA&A 50, 211, 2012)
  • Planet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Migration. Movie 1. Low Mass Planet
  • Planet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Migration. Movie 2. Corotation Region
  • Planet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Migration. Movie 3. Gap Formation
  • Planet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Migration. Movie 4. Eccentric Planet
  • Planet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Migration. Movie 5. Surface Density Evolution
  • Planet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Migration. Movie 6. Planet Turbulent Disc
  • Planet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Migration. Movie 7. Multiple Planets
• Kepler Planets: A Tale of Evaporation by Owen and Wu (ApJ 775, 105, 2013) describes how low-mass planets close to their stars can suffer.
• Formation of Terrestrial Planets is a review article on the topic from March 2018

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