Browsing Astronomy by Author "Quinn, Thomas R"
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Planetesimal Accretion in the Solar System and Beyond: An Application to Systems of Tightly-Packed Inner Planets
Wallace, Spencer ClarkPlanetesimals are the smallest gravitationally bound objects to play a role in the planet formation process. In a bottom-up fashion, these bodies are thought to collide and grow to form protoplanets, which are roughly ... -
Star Formation in N-Body + SPH Simulations
Munshi, Ferah (2014-02-24)The primary focus of my thesis work is to study star formation using a series of high resolution cosmological N-body Simulations. Specifically, I have studied the total stellar-to-halo mass ratio as a function of halo mass ...