Occurrence of earth-like bodies in planetary systems

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Aug 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991sci...253..535w&link_type=abstract

Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 253, Aug. 2, 1991, p. 535-538.

Physics

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Earth (Planet), Planetary Evolution, Planetary Systems, Extrasolar Planets, Jupiter (Planet), Monte Carlo Method, Protoplanets

Scientific paper

Present theories of terrestrial planet formation predict the rapid 'runaway formation' of planetary embryos. The sizes of the embryos increase with heliocentric distance. These embryos then emerge to form planets. In earlier Monte Carlo simulations of the merger of these embryos it was assumed that embryos did not form in the asteroid belt, but this assumption may not be valid. Simulations in which runaways were allowed to form in the asteroid belt show that, although the initial distributions of mass, energy, and angular momentum are different from those observed today, during the growth of the planets these distributions spontaneously evolve toward those observed, simply as a result of known solar system processes. Even when a large planet analogous to 'Jupiter' does not form, an earth-sized planet is almost always found near earth's heliocentric distance. These results suggest that occurrence of earthlike planets may be a common feature of planetary systems.

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