1 code implementation • 1 Mar 2019 • Yann Alibert, Julia Venturini
Computing the mass of planetary envelopes and the critical mass beyond which planets accrete gas in a runaway fashion is important when studying planet formation, in particular for planets up to the Neptune mass range.
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
1 code implementation • 14 Sep 2018 • Yann Alibert, Julia Venturini, Ravit Helled, Sareh Ataiee, Remo Burn, Luc Senecal, Willy Benz, Lucio Mayer, Christoph Mordasini, Sascha P. Quanz, Maria Schönbächler
The evidence that Jupiter slowed down its growth after reaching 20 Earth masses for at least 2 Myr is puzzling because a planet of this mass is expected to trigger fast runaway gas accretion.
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
