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On The Origins Of Eccentric Close-in Planets
Soko Matsumura, Genya Takeda, Fred Rasio
Strong tidal interaction with the central star can circularize the orbits of close-in planets. With the standard tidal quality factor Q of our solar system, estimated circularizati…
Gas disks to gas giants: Simulating the birth of planetary systems
Edward W. Thommes, Soko Matsumura, Frederic A. Rasio
The ensemble of now more than 250 discovered planetary systems displays a wide range of masses, orbits and, in multiple systems, dynamical interactions. These represent the end poi…
Dynamical Outcomes of Planet-Planet Scattering
Sourav Chatterjee, Eric B. Ford, Soko Matsumura +1
Observations in the past decade have revealed extrasolar planets with a wide range of orbital semimajor axes and eccentricities. Based on the present understanding of planet format…
Dead Zones and Extrasolar Planetary Properties
Soko Matsumura, Ralph E. Pudritz
Most low-mass protostellar disks evolve in clustered environments where they are affected by external radiation fields, while others evolve in more isolated star-forming regions. A…
Dead Zones and the Origin of Planetary Masses
Soko Matsumura, Ralph E. Pudritz
Protoplanets accrete material from their natal protostellar disks until they are sufficiently massive to open a gap in the face of the disk's viscosity that arises from the magneto…
The Origin of Jovian Planets in Protostellar Disks: The Role of Dead Zones
Soko Matsumura, Ralph E. Pudritz
The final masses of Jovian planets are attained when the tidal torques that they exert on their surrounding protostellar disks are sufficient to open gaps in the face of disk visco…