Proto-planetary discs, the birth environment of planets, are an example of a structure
commonly found in astrophysics, accretion discs. Identifying the mechanism responsible for …

Planet-forming disc evolution is not independent of the star formation and feedback process
in giant molecular clouds. In particular, OB stars emit UV radiation that heats and disperses …

Previous analyses of mid-infrared water spectra from young protoplanetary disks observed
with the Spitzer-IRS found an anticorrelation between water luminosity and the millimeter …

MHD models and the observation of accretion streamers confirmed that protostars can
undergo late accretion events after the initial collapse phase. To provide better constraints …

The formation of super-Earths, the most abundant planets in the Galaxy, remains elusive.
These planets have masses that typically exceed that of the Earth by a factor of a few …

Planet formation is directly linked to the birthing environment that protoplanetary disks
provide. The disk properties determine whether a giant planet will form and how it evolves …

Age is one of the most fundamental parameters of a star, yet it is one of the hardest to
determine as it requires modelling various aspects of stellar formation and evolution. When …

Context. Planet formation models are necessary to understand the origins of diverse
planetary systems. Circumstellar disc substructures have been proposed as preferred …

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 …

Planetary population synthesis is a helpful tool to understand the physics of planetary
system formation. It builds on a global model, meaning that the model has to include a …