Protoplanetary disks are quasi-steady structures whose evolution and dispersal determine
the environment for planet formation. I review the theory of protoplanetary disk evolution and …

Protoplanetary disks are the sites of planet formation, and the evolution and eventual
dispersal of these disks strongly influences the formation of planetary systems. Disk …

Circumstellar disks are thought to experience a rapid" transition" phase in their evolution that
can have a considerable impact on the formation and early development of planetary …

By carrying out two-dimensional two-fluid global simulations, we have studied the response
of dust to gap formation by a single planet in the gaseous component of a protoplanetary …

Aims. We study the dependence of protoplanetary disk evolution on stellar mass using a
large sample of young stellar objects in nearby young star-forming regions. Methods. We …

We present a grid of radiation transfer models of axisymmetric young stellar objects (YSOs),
covering a wide range of stellar masses (from 0.1 to 50 M☉) and evolutionary stages (from …

Transitional disks are objects whose inner disk regions have undergone substantial
clearing. The Spitzer Space Telescope produced detailed spectral energy distributions …

Context. The protoplanetary disk around the F-type star HD 135344B (SAO 206462) is in a
transition stage and shows many intriguing structures both in scattered light and thermal …

We have analyzed nearly all images of the Taurus star-forming region at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, 8.0,
and 24 μm that were obtained during the cryogenic mission of the Spitzer Space Telescope …

We present a new model for protoplanetary disc evolution. This model combines viscous
evolution with photoevaporation of the disc. However, in a companion paper we have shown …