Origin and Formation of Planetary Systems
Journal article, 2010
To estimate the occurrence of terrestrial exoplanets and maximize the chance of finding them, it is crucial to understand the formation of planetary systems in general and that of terrestrial planets in particular. We show that a reliable formation theory should not only explain the formation of the Solar System, with small terrestrial planets within a few AU and gas giants farther out, but also the newly discovered exoplanetary systems with close-in giant planets. Regarding the presently known exoplanets, we stress that our current knowledge is strongly biased by the sensitivity limits of current detection techniques (mainly the radial velocity method). With time and improved detection methods, the diversity of planets and orbits in exoplanetary systems will definitely increase and help to constrain the formation theory further. In this work, we review the latest state of planetary formation in relation to the origin and evolution of habitable terrestrial planets.
Terrestrial exoplanets
giant planets
Habitability
solar nebula
accretion
Gas giants
stellar x-ray
Planet formation
protoplanetary disks
mass planets
evolution
earth
Ice giants
ocean-planets
orbital migration
Author
Y. Alibert
Observatoire de Besancon
University of Bern
C. Broeg
University of Bern
W. Benz
University of Bern
G. Wuchterl
Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg
O. Grasset
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
C. Sotin
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
C. Eiroa
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM)
T. Henning
Max Planck Society
T. Herbst
Max Planck Society
L. Kaltenegger
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
A. Leger
University of Paris-Sud
René Liseau
Chalmers, Department of Radio and Space Science, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics
H. Lammer
Institut fur Weltraumforschung
C. Beichman
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
W. Danchi
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
M. Fridlund
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)
J. Lunine
University of Arizona
F. Paresce
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
A. Penny
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Royal Observatory
A. Quirrenbach
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
H. Rottgering
Leiden University
F. Selsis
University of Bordeaux
J. Schneider
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
D. Stam
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON)
G. Tinetti
University College London (UCL)
G. J. White
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Open University
Astrobiology
1531-1074 (ISSN)
Vol. 10 1 19-32Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Roots
Basic sciences
DOI
10.1089/ast.2009.0372