Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-12-15
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 51, 124014, 2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Invited review, 36th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, Sofia, June 2009
Scientific paper
In this review, I briefly summarize the present status of experimental and theoretical investigations of the properties of matter under conditions characteristic of planetary interiors, from terrestrial to jovian planets. I first focus on the two lightest elements, hydrogen and helium, and discuss recent theoretical and experimental investigations of their properties at high pressure and temperature. Then, I discuss the impact of these properties, as well as of the equation of state of heavier elements, on planetary interiors. Finally, I highlight the importance of exoplanet transit observations and of the inferred mass-radius relationships to determine the planetary interior compositions.
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