A Multi-Epoch and Multi-Wavelength Investigation of the Unsteady Inner Disks in a Sample of Young Stars Using VLT, VLTI, IRTF, and JWST

Explore a 16-minute conference talk by Peter Abraham from Konkoly Observatory presenting a multi-epoch and multi-wavelength investigation of unsteady inner disks in young stars using VLT, VLTI, IRTF, and JWST. Recorded during the "Planets on the Edge" conference at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at UC Santa Barbara in May 2025, this presentation contributes to understanding protoplanetary disks and planet formation. The conference addresses key questions about close-in rocky planets, including their nature and atmospheres, formation mechanisms, governing parameters across star systems, and why similar planets don't exist in our solar system. This talk is part of a broader initiative bringing together experts in exoplanet demographics, protoplanetary disks, planet formation models, and meteoritics to synthesize current knowledge and advance future research directions in observations, theory, and computational modeling.