Question

In 2D models, the timescale of this process is proportional to the 1.75 power of a gravitational softening parameter and the square of the scale height-to-radius ratio. In one regime, this process occurs when density waves are excited by Lindblad and corotation resonances, creating a strong torque. Large objects can clear a gap in a gaseous disc to undergo the “type II” form of this process. A specific example of this process is thought to have reversed due to a transient (*) 2:1 orbital resonance in the “Grand Tack” model. The occurrence of this process (-5[1])in the outer solar system perturbed the orbits of many comets, causing the Late Heavy Bombardment, (10[1])according (10[1]-5[1])to the Nice (rhymes (-5[1])with “geese”) model. For 10 points, name this process in which interactions with other celestial bodies cause a planet to change its orbit and move inwards (10[2]0[1])or outwards. ■END■

ANSWER: planetary migration [or orbital migration; prompt on answers describing the motion of a planet or the change in orbit of a planet; reject answers like “orbits” or “orbiting” that don’t imply a change in the orbit]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ashvin SrivatsaEpic GamesWUSTL93-5
BulkingtonMaryland B-Amartya Senpai Notice Me10910
Conor ThompsonMichiganChicago B+110-5
Adam FineChicagoMojo Shojo11010
Quyng PhungPurdueOSU114-5
Vivek SasseChicago B+Michigan14010
Pranav SivaramOSUPurdue14010
Charles HangWUSTLEpic Games1400

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