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Planet Formation Theory - ASTR 621

Lectures for the course Planet Formation Theory PhD course at NMSU.

Syllabus

  • I: Early Solar System Dating

    • Class 1   [pdf] [notes]
      • Planet definition, Classes of Planets.

    • Class 2   [pdf] [notes]
      • Lead-lead dating, chondrules and CAIs.

  • II: Solar Nebula

  • III: Molecular Clouds and Star Formation

  • IV: T Tauri Classes

    • Class 7   [pdf] [notes]
      • T Tauri spectra, infrared spectral indices. T Tauri classes.

    • Class 8   [pdf] [notes]
      • Disk structure.

  • V: Disk Structure and Temperature

  • VI: Disk Evolution

    • Class 11   [pdf] [notes]
      • Accretion rates, disk lifetimes, and viscosity.

    • Class 12   [pdf] [notes]
      • Shakura-Sunyaev model.

    • Class 13   [pdf] [notes]
      • Rayleigh criterion, epicyclic frequency, magnetorotational instability.

    • Class 14   [pdf] [notes]
      • Actived disks, ionization, dead zones.

    • Class 15   [pdf] [notes]
      • Winds, selfgravity, hydro turbulence.

  • VII: Coagulation and Fragmentation

    • Class 16   [pdf] [notes]
      • Dust growth, coagulation and fragmentation.

    • Class 17   [pdf] [notes]
      • Dust Dynamics and Planetesimal formation: Drag, Friction time and Stokes number, the meter-size barrier

  • VIII: Planetesimal Formation

    • Class 18   [pdf] [notes]
      • Goldreich-Ward scenario, Roche limit, streaming instability.

    • Class 19   [pdf]   [video]
      • Observational evidence for streaming instability. Vortex trapping.

  • IX: Terrestrial Planet Formation

    • Class 20   [pdf]  [video]
      • Terrestrial Planet Formation. Core Accretion. Hill Dynamics, planetesimal accretion.

    • Class 21   [pdf]  [video]
      • Runaway growth and oligarchic growth. Isolation mass. Pebble accretion.

  • X: Giant Planet Formation

    • Class 22   [pdf]  [video]
      • Giant planet formation. Core accretion and gas capture. Critical core mass.

    • Class 23   [pdf]  [video]
      • Giant planet formation. Gravitational instability.

    • Class 24   [pdf]  [video]
      • Giant planet formation. Cold start vs Hot start.

  • XI: Planet Migration

    • Class 25   [pdf]  [video]
      • Planet migration. Impulse Approximation.

    • Class 26   [pdf]  [video]
      • Planet migration. Lindblad resonances, Corotational torque, Type I migration.

    • Class 27   [pdf]  [video]
      • Gap opening, Type II migration. Dust gaps. Nice model.

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