Lecture Notes on Planetary Formation
Lecture notes on the formation and early evolution of planetary systems
Author:
Amitage
Abstract:
These notes provide an introduction to the theory of the formation and early evolution of planetary systems. Topics covered include the structure, evolution and dispersal of protoplanetary disks; the formation of planetesimals, terrestrial and gas giant planets; and orbital evolution due to gas disk migration, planetesimal scattering, planet-planet interactions, and tides.
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