Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-08-30
Astron.Astrophys.461:1173-1183,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20065870
Numerical simulations of planet-disk interactions are usually performed with hydro-codes that -- because they consider only an annulus of the disk, over a 2D grid -- can not take into account the global evolution of the disk. However, the latter governs planetary migration of type II, so that the accuracy of the planetary evolution can be questioned. To develop an algorithm that models the local planet-disk interactions together with the global viscous evolution of the disk, we surround the usual 2D grid with a 1D grid ranging over the real extension of the disk. The 1D and 2D grids are coupled at their common boundaries via ghost rings, paying particular attention to the fluxes at the interface, especially the flux of angular momentum carried by waves. The computation is done in the frame centered on the center of mass to ensure angular momentum conservation. The global evolution of the disk and the local planet-disk interactions are both well described and the feedback of one on the other can be studied with this algorithm, for a negligible additional computing cost with respect to usual algorithms.
Crida Aurelien
Masset Frédéric
Morbidelli Alessandro
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