Numerical simulations of type III planetary migration

Planets are believed to form in primordial gas-dust discs surrounding newborn stars. An important breakthrough in our understanding of planetary formation was the discovery of extra-solar planets around sun-like stars, especially the frequent occurrence of giant planets on close orbits (hot Jupiters...

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Main Author: Peplinski, Adam
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för astronomi 2008
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