TERRESTRIAL PLANET FORMATION. I. THE TRANSITION FROM OLIGARCHIC GROWTH TO CHAOTIC GROWTH

@article{Bromley2006TERRESTRIALPF,
  title={TERRESTRIAL PLANET FORMATION. I. THE TRANSITION FROM OLIGARCHIC GROWTH TO CHAOTIC GROWTH},
  author={S. J. Bromley},
  journal={The Astronomical Journal},
  year={2006},
  volume={131},
  pages={1837-1850}
}
  • S. J. Bromley
  • Published 25 March 2005
  • Geology, Physics
  • The Astronomical Journal
We use a hybrid, multiannulus, n-body-coagulation code to investigate the growth of kilometer-sized planetesimals at 0.4-2 AU around a solar-type star. After a short runaway growth phase, protoplanets with masses of ~1026 g and larger form throughout the grid. When (1) the mass in these oligarchs is roughly comparable to the mass in planetesimals and (2) the surface density in oligarchs exceeds 2-3 g cm-2 at 1 AU, strong dynamical interactions among oligarchs produce a high merger rate, which… 
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