Planet migration
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A planetary system may undergo significant radial rearrangement during the early part of its lifetime. Planet migration can come about through interaction with the surrounding planetesimal disk and the gas disk--while the latter is still present--as well as through planet-planet interactions. We review the major proposed migration mechanisms in the context of the planet formation process, in our Solar System as well as in others.
14 pages, 1 figure. To appear in proceedings of STSci Astrophysics of Life symposium (May 6-9, 2002)
14 pages, 1 figure. To appear in proceedings of STSci Astrophysics of Life symposium (May 6-9, 2002)