A quiet solar system?

[scotthm]

I don't have too much confidence in simulations of this type, but here's one that suggests that our solar system may not be as common as some would like.

Our solar system emerged in surprisingly good order from the violence of planetary creation, according to a new simulation.
. . .
The simulation traces the creation of a planetary system from almost beginning to end, for the first time, and suggests that our solar system started with just the right mass to become a relatively orderly place in the universe.
"You have to have the conditions just right," Thommes told SPACE.com. "They have to be in a fairly narrow range."
. . .
For his part, Thommes remained confident that our solar system was uniquely quiet, especially considering the birthing process.
"What our solar system seems to represent in all of this is a peaceful and quiet form of this process," Thommes said.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080807-planet-evolution.html

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[Meredith]

We really need to make some bigass telescopes to answer this once and for all.

 

[Ronald Held]

Where is the research grade article online?

 

[scotthm]

Where is the research grade article online?

I think this is about as close as I can get:

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/sci;321/5890/814

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[Ronald Held]

Thanks. I will have to go to a physical library to read the article.

 

[Alaedhros]

^ Perhaps, but I was able to access it via a "Read the full text" link at the bottom of the abstract page. I found the full article at this URL. Hope that helps.

 

[Ronald Held]

I do not have access because I am not a AAAS member.