Evolution of Circumstellar Disks Around Normal Stars: Placing Our Solar System in Context

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2006-06-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0606399v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Review chapter in "Protostars and Planets V"

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Over the past 10 years abundant evidence has emerged that many (if not all) stars are born with circumstellar disks. Understanding the evolution of post-accretion disks can provide strong constraints on theories of planet formation and evolution. In this review, we focus on developments in understanding: a) the evolution of the gas and dust content of circumstellar disks based on observational surveys, highlighting new results from the Spitzer Space Telescope; b) the physical properties of specific systems as a means to interpret the survey results; c) theoretical models used to explain the observations; d) an evolutionary model of our own solar system for comparison to the observations of debris disks around other stars; and e) how these new results impact our assessment of whether systems like our own are common or rare compared to the ensemble of normal stars in the disk of the Milky Way.

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