Density Waves and Migrating Planets 3 December 2014
Star forming region in Giant Molecular Clouds
Proto- Planetar disks
Hubble Views of Proplyds
Comet and asteroid collisions
Propeller Structures
Protoplanets form, opening gaps
Inside the nebula
Propellers Again!
Summary Protoplanets in the protoplanetary disk resemble moons embedded in rings They open gaps and raise density waves Type 1 migration: waves transport momentum: as the planet loses momentum, it spirals in Type 2 migration: a gap forms and the moon is dragged in along with the disk When the star turns on, it blows away the disk, leaving the planet behind as a ‘hot Jupiter’