Planet Formation

Topic Gravoturbulent planetesimal formation Particle clustering Streaming instability Particle trapping Lecture by CP Dullemond Main idea If we can find a way to cluster the dust particles into small regions dust clouds where the density of dust would be very large then perhaps gravity could then take over and cause the dust cloud to gravitationally collapse contract to form a planetesimal

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