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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2007
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1974/683 |