PLANET FORMATION AROUND BINARY STARS: TATOOINE MADE EASY
PLANET FORMATION AROUND BINARY STARS: TATOOINE MADE EASY
We examine characteristics of circumbinary orbits in the context of current planet formation scenarios. Analytical perturbation theory predicts the existence of nested circumbinary orbits that are generalizations of circular paths around a single star. These orbits have forced eccentric motion aligned with the binary as well as higher frequency oscillations, …