Planet Formation Process as a Phase Transition. I: Elementary Model
Abstract
We discuss the condensation of ring-shaped nebular matter into a protoplanet such as an isothermal phase transition. Within an elementary model for this process, we analyze the effect of the relevant physical parameters (mass and temperature of the nebular matter) on the critical width of the ring which allows the transition.
- Publication:
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Moon and Planets
- Pub Date:
- November 1978
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF00898828
- Bibcode:
- 1978M&P....19..327F
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Models;
- Interplanetary Medium;
- Phase Transformations;
- Planetary Evolution;
- Temperature Effects;
- Condensing;
- Graphs (Charts);
- Isothermal Processes;
- Kepler Laws;
- Mass Distribution;
- Ring Structures;
- Thermalization (Energy Absorption);
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration