Orbital migration of protoplanets - The inertial limit
Orbital migration of protoplanets - The inertial limit
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原行星的轨道迁移——惯性极限
DOI:
10.1086/168138
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发表时间:
1989
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通讯作者:
K. Hourigan
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作者:
W. Ward;K. Hourigan
The dynamical evolution of a disk and the orbital migration of an embedded protoplanet are examined. It is shown how the migration of a protoplanet due to density wave torques can suppress the tendency for tidal truncation of the disk. A critical mass is determined as a function of the disk properties that represents the limiting mass that can sustain drift without stalling. This inertial limit is derived analytically, using a quasi-steady state theory, and confirmed by numerical experiment. This result contradicts the claim of Lin and Papaloizou (1986) that such a limit does not exist. Orbital mobility of objects due to density wave torques may have played an important role in the early evolution of the solar system. 9 refs.