Exciting spiral arms in protoplanetary discs from flybys
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad742
Abstract: Spiral arms are observed in numerous protoplanetary discs. These spiral arms can be excited by companions, either on bound or unbound orbits. We simulate a scenario where an unbound perturber, i.e. a flyby, excites spiral… read more here.
Keywords: time; protoplanetary discs; spiral arms; flyby ... See more keywords