Self-gravitating discs with radiative transfer: their role in giant planet formation
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We present preliminary results on the ability of self-gravitating discs to cool in response to their internal heating. These discs are modelled using a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) code with radiative transfer (Whitehouse, Bate & Monaghan 2005) and we investigate the ability of these discs to maintain a state of thermal equilibrium with their boundaries as an indication of their likelihood to fragment.
To be published in American Institute of Physics; Conference proceedings - Exoplanets and Disks: Their Formation and Diversity; 2 pages, 2 figures
To be published in American Institute of Physics; Conference proceedings - Exoplanets and Disks: Their Formation and Diversity; 2 pages, 2 figures