Simulations of planet migration driven by the scattering of smaller bodies

Planet migration is an important part of the formation of planetary systems, both in the Solar system and in extrasolar systems. When a planet scatters nearby comet- and asteroid-size bodies called planetesimals, a significant angular momentum exchange can occur, enough to cause a rapid, self-sustai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kirsh, David Robert
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Format: Others
Language:en
en
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/683