▪ Abstract Planets form in the circumstellar disks of young stars. We review the basic physical
processes by which solid bodies accrete each other and alter each others' random …

A general theory of planet formation has been a topic of intense study over many years. The
interest in such a theory emerges naturally from asking the question of where our planet …

Context. Previous theoretical works on planet formation around low-mass stars have often
been limited to large planets and individual systems. As current surveys routinely detect …

Chondrules are millimeter-sized spherules that dominate primitive meteorites (chondrites)
originating from the asteroid belt. The incorporation of chondrules into asteroidal bodies …

Context. The explosion of observational data on exoplanets gives many constraints on
theoretical models of planet formation and evolution. Observational data probe very large …

Planetary bodies form by accretion of smaller bodies. It has been suggested that a very
efficient way to grow protoplanets is by accreting particles of size≪ km (eg, chondrules …

" The study of planet formation has a long history. The idea that the Solar System formed
from a rotating disk of gas and dust-the Nebula Hypothesis-dates back to the writings of …

Context. Planet formation is sensitive to the conditions in protoplanetary disks, for which
scaling laws as a function of stellar mass are known. Aims. We aim to test whether the …

Context. Planetary formation and evolution is a combination of multiple interlinked
processes. Constraining the mechanisms observationally requires statistical comparison to …

Exoplanet surveys around M dwarfs have detected a growing number of exoplanets with
Earth-like insolation. It is expected that some of those planets are rocky planets with the …