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Proxima Centauri对Alpha Centauri中行星形成的影响

Effects of Proxima Centauri on Planet Formation in Alpha Centauri

R. Worth, S. Sigurdsson

摘要:

半人马座比邻星是一颗M矮星,距离半人马座阿尔法双星约15,000天文单位,同向运动,可能在一个松散的轨道上。动态模拟表明,这种配置可以形成一个更紧密的绑定三重系统。作为我们最近的邻居,这些恒星作为潜在的行星宿主引起了极大的兴趣,恒星的动力学决定了系统内任何行星的形成。在这里,我们提出了一个方案的演变阿尔法半人马座A和B和比邻星作为一个三重系统。基于N体模拟,我们确定这条形成的途径是合理的,我们量化的影响,行星形成的半人马座阿尔法双星。我们预计,这种形成的情况可能比在当前配置中形成的系统稍微截断了星周盘,但它很可能不会阻止类地行星形成。我们在这个系统中模拟了行星形成,发现在大多数情况下,可以预期两个或更多的类地行星围绕半人马座阿尔法A或B,在一个区域内运行约2 AU,假设星子和行星胚胎能够首先在系统中形成。此外,类地行星形成和稳定在比邻星的宜居带也是合理的。然而,这些恒星周围没有行星可能表明过去的恒星动力学具有高度破坏性。

英文摘要:

Proxima Centauri is an M dwarf approximately 15,000 AU from the Alpha Centauri binary, comoving and likely in a loosely bound orbit. Dynamic simulations show this configuration can form from a more tightly bound triple system. As our nearest neighbors, these stars command great interest as potential planet hosts, and the dynamics of the stars govern the formation of any planets within the system. Here we present a scenario for the evolution of Alpha Centauri A and B and Proxima Centauri as a triple system. Based on N-body simulations, we determine this pathway to formation is plausible, and we quantify the implications for planet formation in the Alpha Centauri binary. We expect this formation scenario may have truncated the circumstellar disk slightly more than a system that formed in the current configuration, but that it most likely does not prevent terrestrial planet formation. We simulate planet formation in this system and find that in most scenarios, two or more terrestrial planets can be expected around either Alpha Centauri A or B, orbiting in a region out to approximately 2 AU, assuming planetesimals and planetary embryos are able to first form in the system. Additionally, terrestrial planet formation and stability in Proxima Centauri's habitable zone is also plausible. However, an absence of planets around these stars may be indicative of highly disruptive stellar dynamics in the past.

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