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On the evolution of eccentric and inclined protoplanets embedded in protoplanetary disks

Paul Cresswell, Gerben Dirksen, W. Kley, Richard P. Nelson

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2007 · 147 citations · 41 references

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Abstract

Context.Young planets embedded in their protoplanetary disk interact gravitationally with it leading to energy and angular momentum exchange. This interaction determines the evolution of the planet through changes to the orbital parameters.

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