Gas disks to gas giants: Simulating the birth of planetary systems

dc.creatorThommes, Edward W.
dc.creatorMatsumura, Soko
dc.creatorRasio, Frederic A.
dc.date2008-08-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:55:56Z
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dc.descriptionThe ensemble of now more than 250 discovered planetary systems displays a wide range of masses, orbits and, in multiple systems, dynamical interactions. These represent the end point of a complex sequence of events, wherein an entire protostellar disk converts itself into a small number of planetary bodies. Here, we present self-consistent numerical simulations of this process, which produce results in agreement with some of the key trends observed in the properties of the exoplanets. Analogs to our own solar system do not appear to be common, originating from disks near the boundary between barren and (giant) planet-forming.
dc.descriptionScience, August 8 issue. Published version and Supporting Online material incl. movies are at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/321/5890/814
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0808.1439
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0808.1439
dc.identifierScience Vol. 321 (2008) no. 5890, pp. 814 - 817
dc.identifierdoi:10.1126/science.1159723
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/166809
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleGas disks to gas giants: Simulating the birth of planetary systems
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