Orbital evolution of a planet on an inclined orbit interacting with a disc

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 428; no. 1; pp. 658 - 669
• Main Authors: Teyssandier, Jean, Terquem, Caroline, Papaloizou, John C. B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Oxford University Press 2013; Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Gravity; Orbits; Planets; Sciences of the Universe; Star & galaxy formation; planet-disc interactions; celestial mechanics; planetary systems; planets and satellites: general; planets and satellites: formation; Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

We study the dynamics of a planet on an orbit inclined with respect to a disc. If the initial inclination of the orbit is larger than some critical value, the gravitational force exerted by the disc on the planet leads to a Kozai cycle in which the eccentricity of the orbit is pumped up to large val...