The role of vortices in the formation of the solar system

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 1998. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-119). === An important part of explaining planet formation is understanding how small particles accumulate into larger bodies. Gas vortices are suggested as a mechanism to e...

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Main Author: Mehta, Anand Vivek, 1966-
Other Authors: Glenn R. Flierl and Edmund W. Bertschinger.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50500