Nonlinear propagation of planet-generated tidal waves

Details Nonlinear propagation of planet-generated tidal waves Nonlinear propagation of planet-generated tidal waves

2001-10-22

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110496v1

Astrophys.J. 569 (2002) 997-1008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

AASTeX, 26 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, submitted to ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/339399

The propagation and evolution of planet-generated density waves in protoplanetary disks is considered. The evolution of waves, leading to the shock formation and wake dissipation, is followed in the weakly nonlinear regime. The local approach of Goodman & Rafikov (2001) is extended to include the effects of surface density and temperature variations in the disk as well as the disk cylindrical geometry and nonuniform shear. Wave damping due to shocks is demonstrated to be a nonlocal process spanning a significant fraction of the disk. Torques induced by the planet could be significant drivers of disk evolution on timescales of the order 1-10 Myr even in the absence of strong background viscosity. A global prescription for angular momentum deposition is developed which could be incorporated into the study of gap formation in a gaseous disk around the planet.

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