Effect of Different Angular Momentum Transport Mechanisms on the Distribution of Water in Protoplanetary Disks

The snow line in a protoplanetary disk demarcates regions with H2O ice from regions with H2O vapor. Where a planet forms relative to this location determines how much water and other volatiles it forms with. Giant-planet formation may be triggered at the water-snow line if vapor diffuses outward and...

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