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Disks, Extrasolar Planets and Migration

Abstract:
We review results about protoplanetary disk models, protoplanet migration and formation of giant planets with migrating cores. We first model the protoplanetary nebula as an \alpha-accretion disk and present steady state calculations for different values of \alpha and gas accretion rate through the disk. We then review the current theories of protoplanet migration in the context of these models, focusing on the gaseous disk-protoplanet tidal interaction. According to these theories, the migration timescale may be shorter than the planetary formation timescale. Therefore we investigate planet formation in the context of a migrating core, considering both the growth of the core and the build-up of the envelope in the course of the migration.

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
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Journal:
Space Science Reviews More from this journal
Volume:
92
Issue:
1-2
Pages:
323-340
Publication date:
1999-05-18
ISSN:
0038-6308


Language:
English
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pubs:352115
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uuid:ef5ea4b7-26c3-4345-9621-21637d1372ce
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pubs:352115
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352115
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2012-12-19
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