太阳系早期的不稳定性是由气体盘的分散引发的
Beibei Liu1,2, Sean N Raymond3, Seth A Jacobson4
1Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics, Department of Physics & Zhejiang University-Purple Mountain Observatory Joint Research Center for Astronomy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. bbliu@zju.edu.cn.
Nature
|April 28, 2022
概括
太阳系的巨行星可能由于早期气态盘的分散而变得不稳定. 形成数百万年后发生的这一事件可能影响了地球行星的发展,包括火星的小尺寸.
科学领域:
- 星球科学
- 天体物理学
- 计算天体物理学
背景情况:
- 太阳系的轨道结构归因于一个巨大的行星的动态不稳定性.
- 这种不稳定的确切触发和时间仍然不确定.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究气态原行星盘在引发巨行星不稳定的作用.
- 确定太阳系早期巨行星不稳定的时间.
主要方法:
- 巨行星迁移和不稳定的动态模拟.
- 原行星盘演化的水力动力模型.
主要成果:
- 巨行星的不稳定性很可能是由气体盘的内外分散引发的.
- 蒸发的磁盘的内部边缘扰乱了行星的轨道,造成了动态压缩和不稳定.
- 模拟的最终行星轨道与观测到的太阳系配置保持一致.
结论:
- 在太阳系诞生后的几百万年间,巨行星的不稳定性发生在气体盘的消散过程中.
- 早期巨行星的不稳定性可能影响了地球行星的形成并塑造了火星的质量.
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