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[Abridged] We model the growth of Jupiter via core nucleated accretion, applying constraints from hydrodynamical processes that result from the disk-planet interaction. We compute the planet's internal structure using a Henyey-type stellar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-20 Jack J. Lissauer , Olenka Hubickyj , Gennaro D'Angelo , Peter Bodenheimer

The composition of Jupiter and the primordial distribution of the heavy elements are determined by its formation history. As a result, in order to constrain the primordial internal structure of Jupiter the growth of the core and the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-08 Michael Lozovsky , Ravit Helled , Eric D. Rosenberg , Peter Bodenheimer

Recent structure models of Jupiter that match Juno gravity data suggest that the planet harbours an extended region in its deep interior that is enriched in heavy elements, a so-called dilute/fuzzy core. This finding raises the question of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-01 Simon Müller , Ravit Helled , Andrew Cumming

The occurrence rate of cold Jupiters was found to depend on stellar mass. The formation environment in the protoplanetary disks regulates core formation and the subsequent gas accretion. In this study, we simulate giant planet formation via…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-27 Sho Shibata , Ravit Helled

The heavy element content of giant exoplanets, inferred from structure models based on their radius and mass, often exceeds predictions based on classical core accretion. Pebble drift, coupled with volatile evaporation, has been proposed as…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-28 Barry O'Donovan , Bertram Bitsch

Numerical simulations show that the migration of growing planetary cores may be dominated by turbulent fluctuations in the protoplanetary disk, rather than by any mean property of the flow. We quantify the impact of this stochastic core…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 W. K. M. Rice , Philip J. Armitage

We explore the origin of the trend of heavy elements in observed massive exoplanets. Coupling of better measurements of mass ($M_p$) and radius of exoplanets with planet structure models enables estimating the total heavy element mass…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-10 Yasuhiro Hasegawa , Geoffrey Bryden , Masahiro Ikoma , Gautam Vasisht , Mark Swain

Upcoming studies of extrasolar gas giants will give precise insights into the composition of planetary atmospheres with the ultimate goal to link it to the formation history of the planet. Here, we investigate how drifting and evaporating…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-13 Aaron David Schneider , Bertram Bitsch

Simulations of Jupiter's formation are presented that incorporate mixing of H-He with denser material entering the planet as solids. Heavy compounds and gas mix substantially when the planet becomes roughly as massive as Earth, because…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-31 David Stevenson , Peter Bodenheimer , Jack J. Lissauer , Gennaro D'Angelo

Context: Radius and mass measurements of short-period giant planets reveal that many of these planets contain a large amount of heavy elements, in sharp contrast with the expectations of the conventional core-accretion model for the origin…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-05 A. Morbidelli , K. Batygin , E. Lega

The accretion of icy and rocky solids during the formation of a gas giant planet is poorly constrained and challenging to model. Refractory species, like sulfur, are only present in solids in the protoplanetary disk where planets form.…

Atmospheric chemical abundances of giant planets lead to important constraints on planetary formation and migration. Studies have shown that giant planets that migrate through the protoplanetary disk can accrete substantial amounts of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-28 Nikku Madhusudhan , Bertram Bitsch , Anders Johansen , Linn Eriksson

Most studies concerning the growth and evolution of massive planets focus either on their accretion or their migration only. In this work we study both processes concurrently to investigate how they might mutually affect each other. We…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-08 Christoph Dürmann , Wilhelm Kley

We investigate the chemical composition of the solar system's giant planets atmospheres using a physical formation model with chemistry. The model incorporate disk evolution, pebbles and gas accretion, type I and II migration, simplified…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 Mohamad Ali-Dib

Heavy elements, even though its smaller constituent, are crucial to understand Jupiter formation history. Interior models are used to determine the amount of heavy elements in Jupiter interior, nevertheless this range is still subject to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-14 Yamila Miguel , Tristan Guillot , Lucile Fayon

The origin of close-in giant planets is a key open question in planet formation theory. The two leading models are (i) formation at the outer disk followed by migration and (ii) in situ formation. In this work we determine the atmospheric…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-07 Henrik Knierim , Sho Shibata , Ravit Helled

Chemical compositions of giant planets provide a means to constrain how and where they form. Traditionally, super-stellar elemental abundances in giant planets were thought to be possible due to accretion of metal-rich solids. Such…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-10 Richard A. Booth , Cathie J. Clarke , Nikku Madhusudhan , John D. Ilee

(Abridged) The chemical composition of planetary atmospheres has long been thought to store information regarding where and when a planet accretes its material. Predicting this chemical composition theoretically is a crucial step in linking…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-28 Alex J. Cridland , Ewine F. van Dishoeck , Matthew Alessi , Ralph E. Pudritz

Radiometric dating indicates that Mars accreted in the first ~4 Myr of solar system formation, which coincides with the formation and possible migration of Jupiter. While nebular gas from the protoplanetary disk was still present, Jupiter…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-10 R. Brasser , N. Dauphas , S. J. Mojzsis

Continuing our initiative on advancing the calculations of planetesimal accretion in the core-accretion model, we present here the results of our recent study of the contributions of planetesimals around and beyond the orbit of Saturn. In…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-12 Nader Haghighipour , Morris Podolak , Esther Podolak