Coagulation, fragmentation and radial motion of solid particles in protoplanetary disks
Coagulation, fragmentation and radial motion of solid particles in protoplanetary disks
The growth of solid particles towards meter sizes in protoplanetary disks has to circumvent at least two hurdles, namely the rapid loss of material due to radial drift and particle fragmentation due to destructive collisions. In this paper, we present the results of numerical simulations with more and more realistic …