Essays about: "Wide-Orbit Planet"

Found 2 essays containing the words Wide-Orbit Planet.

1. 1. Forming wide-orbit planets via pebble accretion

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

   Author : Nerea Gurrutxaga; [2023]
   Keywords : Planet Formation; Pebble Accretion; Protoplanetary Disk; Wide-Orbit Planet; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : The possibility that detected substructures in protoplanetary disks, such as gaps, rings and cavities, are created by distant protoplanets has prompted an inquiry into the mechanism responsible for their formation. These wide-orbit young bodies are likely to form relatively rapidly in the outer regions of circumstellar disks. READ MORE

3. 2. Hunting for Planet Nine by its perturbations on the Main Asteroid Belt

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Albin Jonsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Planet Nine; Main Asteroid Belt; Perturbations; evection resonance; libration; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : In recent years, scientists have found unconfirmed evidence for a ninth planet in the solar system at a very wide orbit. The parameters for this planet are poorly constrained. Current estimates mostly come from the effect the planet has on trans-neptunian objects. READ MORE