Planet formation: theory, observations, and experiments
This 2006 book summarises understanding of planet formation processes, and addresses major open questions and research issues.
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| Dokumenttyp: | Konferenzschrift |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2006
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| Schriftenreihe: | Cambridge Astrobiology
v.1 |
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| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=261143
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| Verfasserangaben: | ed. by Hubert Klahr, Wolfgang Brandner |
| Zusammenfassung: | This 2006 book summarises understanding of planet formation processes, and addresses major open questions and research issues. Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Historical notes on planet formation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Descartes and von Weizsäcker: vortices -- 1.3 Magnetic effects -- 1.4 Gravitational instability -- 1.5 Core accretion: gas capture -- 1.6 Planet searches -- 2 The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: placing our Solar System in context -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 The formation of planets: from protoplanetary towards debris disk systems -- 2.1.2 The Spitzer Space Telescope and the formation and evolution of planetary systems legacy program -- 2.2 From protoplanetary to debris disks: processing and dispersion of the inner dust disk -- 2.3 Debris disks: Asteroid or Kuiper Belt? -- 3 Destruction of protoplanetary disks by photoevaporation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Photoevaporation and other dispersal mechanisms -- 3.3 Photoevaporation by external radiation -- 3.4 Photoevaporation by the central star -- 3.5 Photoevaporation and dust evolution -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- 4 Turbulence in protoplanetary accretion disks: driving mechanisms and role in planet formation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Protostellar collapse and formation of disks -- 4.1.2 Observations of accretion in protoplanetary systems -- 4.1.3 Self-gravity and the early evolution of disks -- 4.1.4 Viscous evolution -- 4.2 Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence -- 4.2.1 Non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics -- 4.2.2 Ohmic dissipation -- 4.2.3 Ambipolar diffusion -- 4.2.4 Hall term -- 4.3 Layered accretion -- 4.3.1 Ionization structure -- 4.3.2 Layered disk evolution -- 4.4 Alternative instabilities in the dead zone -- 4.5 Transport by turbulence -- 4.5.1 Dust dynamics -- 4.5.2 Dust-trapping mechanisms -- 4.5.3 Turbulent diffusion -- 4.6 Conclusions -- 5 The origin of solids in the early Solar System. |
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| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9780511219405 |