2002/09/19 by Edward W. Thommes, Jack J. Lissauer, Thommes, Edward W. +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0209416
14 pages, 1 figure. To appear in proceedings of STSci Astrophysics of Life symposium (May 6-9, 2002)
arxiv created 2002/09/19 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
A planetary system may undergo significant radial rearrangement during the early part of its lifetime. Planet migration can come about through interaction with the surrounding planetesimal disk and the gas disk--while the latter is still present--as well as through planet-planet interactions. We review the major proposed migration mechanisms in the context of the planet formation process, in our Solar System as well as in others.