The Extreme Conditions in the Inner Disks of FU Ori Objects and Their Impact on Planet Formation

This 17-minute conference talk explores the extreme conditions in the inner disks of FU Ori objects and their impact on planet formation, presented by Adolfo Carvalho from Caltech. Recorded during the "Planets on the Edge" conference at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at UC Santa Barbara in May 2025, the presentation contributes to broader discussions about Earth-sized planets in inner protoplanetary disks. Learn about how discoveries from Kepler, TESS, and ground-based telescopes have revealed thousands of short-period exoplanets with no Solar System counterparts. Understand key questions addressed in the conference: the nature of close-in rocky planets and their atmospheres, formation mechanisms, governing parameters across star systems, and why similar planets don't exist around our Sun. The talk is part of a collaborative effort bringing together experts in exoplanet demographics, protoplanetary disks, planet formation models, and meteoritics to advance understanding of these fascinating planetary systems.