Lecture notes on the formation and early evolution of planetary systems
Astrophysics
2017-02-22 v6
Abstract
These notes provide an introduction to the theory of the formation and early evolution of planetary systems. Topics covered include the structure, evolution and dispersal of protoplanetary disks; the formation of planetesimals, terrestrial and gas giant planets; and orbital evolution due to gas disk migration, planetesimal scattering, planet-planet interactions, and tides.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0701485,
title = {Lecture notes on the formation and early evolution of planetary systems},
author = {Philip J. Armitage},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0701485},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
Based on lectures given at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Last revised February 2017. Published, in modified form, as "Astrophysics of Planet Formation" (Cambridge University Press)