Planet formation in evolving protoplanetary discs
Abstract
I attempt to summarize our knowledge of planet formation in evolving protoplanetary discs. I first review the physics of disc evolution and dispersal. For most of the disc lifetime evolution is driven by accretion and photoevaporation, and I discuss how the interplay between these processes shapes protoplanetary discs. I also discuss the observations that we use to test these models, and the major uncertainties that remain. I will then move on to consider planet formation and migration in evolving discs, and discuss how observations of both discs and planets can be used to inform our understanding of protoplanetary disc evolution.
- Publication:
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Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems
- Pub Date:
- January 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921313008296
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1308.1791
- Bibcode:
- 2014IAUS..299..179A
- Keywords:
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- protoplanetary discs;
- planet-disc interactions;
- planetary systems;
- Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 10 pages, 4 figures. Invited review to appear in Proceedings of IAU Symposium 299, "Exploring the formation and evolution of planetary systems"