Planet formation and migration

Artymowicz P; Barge P; Binney J; Caroline Terquem; Cox J P; Durisen R H Zinnecker H Mathieu R D; Goldreich P; Goldreich P; Gonzalez G; Hayashi C; Heemskerk M H M; John C B Papaloizou; Lin D N C; Lin D N C; Lin D N C; Lin D N C Wickramasinghe D T; Low C; Lynden-Bell D; Marcy G W; Marcy G W Butler R P Fischer D Vogt S S Wright J T Tinney C G Jones H R A; Mizuno H; Nelson R P; Nelson R P; Papaloizou J C B; Perryman M Hainault O; Sadakane K; Safronov V S; Safronov V S; Shakura N I; Syer D; Terquem C; Weidenschilling S J; Wolszczan A Johnston S

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Planet formation and migration

Abstract

We review the observations of extrasolar planets, ongoing developments in theories of planet formation, orbital migration, and the evolution of multiplanet systems.Comment: Revised version. Typos corrected in equations (36)-(48). Article available free at www.iop.org/journals/thismonth until December