dc.contributor.author | Coleman, Gavin Arthur Leonard | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-15T12:42:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-15T12:42:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 07/11/2016 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2017-05-15T13:08:32.617Z | |
dc.identifier.citation | Coleman, G.A.L. 2016. Exploring The Architectures Of Planetary Systems That Form In Thermally Evolving Viscous Disc Models | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/23105 | |
dc.description | PhD | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The diversity in observed planets and planetary systems has raised the question of
whether they can be explained by a single model of planet formation or whether
multiple models are required. The work presented in this thesis aims to examine the
oligarchic growth scenario, to determine whether the core accretion model, where
planets form bottom-up, can recreate the observed diversity. I begin by exploring
how changing model parameters such as disc mass and metallicity influence the
types of planetary systems that emerge. I show that rapid inward migration leads
to very few planets with masses mp > 10M⊕ surviving, with surviving planetary
systems typically containing numerous low-mass planets. I examine what conditions
are required for giant planets to form and survive migration, finding that for a planet
similar to Jupiter to form and survive, it must form at an orbital radius rp > 10 au.
In the second project in this thesis, I update the physical models before examining
whether a broader range of parameters can produce planetary systems similar to
those observed. I find that compact systems of low-mass planets form in simulations
if there is sufficient solid material in the disc or if planetesimals are small, thus
having increased mobility. I also find that giant planets can form when the solid
abundance and mobility of planetesimals are high, however they all undergo largescale
migration into the magnetospheric cavity located close to the star.
For the final project of this thesis, I examined the effects that disc radial structuring
has on the formation of giant planets. I find that by including radial structures,
numerous giant planets are able to form at large orbital radii and survive migration.
The observed period valley between 10–100 days is also recreated, of which I
attribute to disc dispersal late in the disc’s lifetime. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | STFC PhD studentship. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Queen Mary University of London | |
dc.subject | Electronic Engineering and Computer Science | en_US |
dc.subject | Body centric communication | en_US |
dc.subject | nanotechnology | en_US |
dc.title | Exploring The Architectures Of Planetary Systems That Form In Thermally Evolving Viscous Disc Models | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the author | |