Growth of Dust in Ring by the Dusty Rossby Wave Instability

This conference talk explores the growth of dust in rings through the Dusty Rossby Wave Instability, presented by Can Cui from the University of Toronto. Recorded during the "Planets on the Edge" KITP conference held from May 5-8, 2025 at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara. Delve into cutting-edge research addressing key questions about Earth-sized planets in inner protoplanetary disks, including their nature and formation, whether they form in situ or migrate inward, governing parameters that vary between star systems, and why similar planets don't exist in our solar system. The conference brings together experts in exoplanet demographics, protoplanetary disks, planet formation models, and meteoritics to synthesize current knowledge, describe state-of-the-art models, foster cross-disciplinary interactions, and chart a path forward for advances in observations, theory, and computational modeling. The 32-minute presentation contributes to the broader discussion on understanding thousands of short-period planets discovered by Kepler, TESS, and ground-based telescopes.