• DOI:10.1086/339399
• Corpus ID: 14844003

Nonlinear Propagation of Planet-generated Tidal Waves

@article{Rafikov2002NonlinearPO,
  title={Nonlinear Propagation of Planet-generated Tidal Waves},
  author={Roman R. Rafikov},
  journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
  year={2002},
  volume={569},
  pages={997 - 1008}
}

• R. Rafikov
• Published 22 October 2001
• Physics, Geology
• The Astrophysical Journal

The propagation and evolution of planet-generated density waves in protoplanetary disks is considered. The evolution of waves, leading to shock formation and wake dissipation, is followed in the weakly nonlinear regime. The 2001 local approach of Goodman and Rafikov is extended to include the effects of surface density and temperature variations in the disk as well as the disk cylindrical geometry and nonuniform shear. Wave damping due to shocks is demonstrated to be a nonlocal process spanning a significant fraction of the disk. Torques induced by the planet could be significant drivers of disk evolution on timescales of ~106-107 yr, even in the absence of strong background viscosity. A global prescription for angular momentum deposition is developed that could be incorporated into the study of gap formation in a gaseous disk around the planet.