Ilaria Pascucci - April 20, 2018

Scaling Laws in Disks and Exoplanets: Testing Planet Formation Theories

Planets are ubiquitous in our Galaxy, in systems far more diverse 
than predicted by theoretical models that reproduce the properties of our 
own Solar System. I will discuss how scaling laws between the properties of 
planet-forming disks and exoplanets are key to identifying the physical 
processes that shape planetary systems. I will also examine the spread in 
disk properties relevant to planet formation and make a link to the 
diversity of planetary systems.