Thermal instability and rocky planetesimal formation in the inner regions of protoplanetary disks

arXiv:2604.27581 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-04-30 · Read on arXiv

Ryo Kato, Takahiro Ueda, Satoshi Okuzumi

astro-ph.EP

Submitted: 2026-04-30

Comments: 16 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in PASJ

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Streaming Instability — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Active Regions — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Abundance — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Angular Momentum Transport — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes

Sources

• Physical processes in protoplanetary disks
• Planet formation at the inner edge of the dead zone I. the interplay between accretion outbursts and dust growth

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