Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-04-26
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 5 figures, submitted to A&A on 30/03/2001
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20010779
We consider two protoplanets gravitationally interacting with each other and a protoplanetary disc. The two planets orbit interior to a tidally maintained disc cavity while the disc interaction indices inward migration. When the migration is slow enough, the more rapidly migrating outer protoplanet approaches and becomes locked in a 2:1 commensurability with the inner one. This is maintained in subsequent evolution. We study this evolution using a simple anaytic model, full hydrodynamic 2D simulations of the disc planet system and longer time N body integrations incorporating simple prescriptions for the effect of the disc on the planet orbits. The eccentricity of the protoplanets are found to be determined by the migration rate induced in the outer planet orbit by the external disc. We apply our results to the recently discovered resonant planets around GJ876. Simulation shows that a disc with parameters expected for protoplanetary discs causes trapping in the 2:1 commensurability when the planets orbit in an inner cavity and that eccentricities in the observed range may be obtained.
Nelson Richard P.
Papaloizou John C. B.
Snellgrove Mark D.
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