The formation of exoplanets
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Protoplanetary discs
    • 1.1 Observations of protoplanetary discs
    • 1.2 Modelling protoplanetary discs
    • 1.3 Vertical gas-density profile
    • 1.4 Radial dependence of the orbital velocity
  • 2 Rising from the dust
    • 2.1 From dust grains to rocks
    • 2.2 Assembling the planetesimals
    • 2.3 The growth of planetary cores
    • 2.4 The isolation mass
  • 3 The final stages of planet formation
    • 3.1 Forming giant planets via core accretion
    • 3.2 Super-Jupiter exoplanets
    • 3.3 The disc-instability scenario
    • 3.4 The Jeans mass for fragmentation
    • 3.5 Migration and planet interaction
    • 3.6 Comparing theory and observation
  • 4 Quiz
  • 5 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Glossary

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