A Simulation of a Planet-forming Protoplanetary Disk (VIDEO)

University of Arizona

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This simulation of a lone super-Earth in a protoplanetary disk takes into account the effects of dust in addition to gas, resulting in a much more realistic picture. After 2,000 orbits, narrow gaps and multiple ring features emerge, just like those seen in actual observations such as the ones by ALMA.

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Shengtai Li and Ruobing Dong

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