Farzana Meru (Warwick): Sandwiched planet formation: restricting the mass of a middle planet

When: Friday, September 29, 2023, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: G.O. Jones room 610 & online

Speaker: Farzana Meru (Warwick)

Sandwiched planet formation: restricting the mass of a middle planet

Planetary systems come in all shapes and sizes, with a vast diversity in the properties of the systems.  From a simple theoretical perspective, we would expect planetary systems to form with the more massive planets in the outer parts of the system.  However, this is not necessarily the case suggesting that sequential planet formation is a complex process.  In this talk I will discuss a possible formation scenario whereby a small planet might form and be “sandwiched” in between two more massive planets.