Eccentricity excitation and merging of planetary embryos heated by pebble accretion

Author: Chrenko O.   Brož M.   Lambrechts M.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|606|issue|A114-A114

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.606, Iss.issue, 2017-10, pp. : A114-A114

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Abstract

Context. Planetary embryos can continue to grow by pebble accretion until they become giant planet cores. Simultaneously, these embryos mutually interact and also migrate due to torques arising from the protoplanetary disk.