Explaining the intermediate debris ring around Fomalhaut

Title

Explaining the intermediate debris ring around Fomalhaut

Subject

Physics

Creator

Noah Sims

Date

2024

Contributor

Tim Pearce

Abstract

This project investigates the recent discovery of an unexpected 'intermediate' dust ring around the star Fomalhaut to see if unseen planets could offer an explanation behind its formation through N-body simulations.

Meta Tags

Physics, Astrophysics, Debris Discs, Exoplanets, Simulation, python, JWST, Fomalhaut

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Citation

Noah Sims, “Explaining the intermediate debris ring around Fomalhaut,” URSS SHOWCASE, accessed December 23, 2024, https://urss.warwick.ac.uk/items/show/585.