Overlap of planet formation with accretion outbursts or gravitational instability

Investigate whether planet formation occurs spatially or temporally concurrent with disk accretion outbursts or within regions of active gravitational instability, and determine how such environments modify growth processes.

Background

Protostellar disks can experience FU Ori-like outbursts and, especially at early times or large radii, can be self-gravitating. The author notes that these environments differ fundamentally and may alter coagulation, accretion, and migration, posing critical questions about timing and location of planet formation relative to such phenomena.