Origin and Formation of Planetary Systems
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 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.

Habitability

giant planets

stellar x-ray

orbital migration

Gas giants

solar nebula

earth

mass planets

protoplanetary disks

ocean-planets

accretion

Ice giants

Planet formation

Terrestrial exoplanets

evolution

Författare

Y. Alibert

Universität Bern

Observatoire de Besancon

C. Broeg

Universität Bern

W. Benz

Universität 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-Gesellschaft

T. Herbst

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

L. Kaltenegger

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

A. Leger

Université Paris-Sud

René Liseau

Chalmers, Institutionen för radio- och rymdvetenskap, Radioastronomi och astrofysik

H. Lammer

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

C. Beichman

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

W. Danchi

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

M. Fridlund

Europeiska rymdorganisationen (ESA)

J. Lunine

University of Arizona

F. Paresce

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

A. Penny

Royal Observatory

STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

A. Quirrenbach

Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl

H. Rottgering

Universiteit Leiden

F. Selsis

Université de 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 19-32

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2011)

Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

Fundament

Grundläggande vetenskaper

DOI

10.1089/ast.2009.0372

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2025-04-23