Stability of the Ice-Hydrogen Interface at Giant Planet Core Boundary Conditions

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Dec 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufm.p31a1517w&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #P31A-1517

Physics

[5709] Planetary Sciences: Fluid Planets / Composition, [5724] Planetary Sciences: Fluid Planets / Interiors, [6220] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Jupiter, [6275] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Saturn

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The question of whether a stable boundary exists at the edges of giant planet cores, where the icy core layers meet the hydrogen-helium fluid envelope, has major consequences for the structure and evolution of giant planets. Using density functional theory molecular dynamics calculations, we investigate the thermodynamic stability of the interface between water ice and pure hydrogen at pressures corresponding to the core-envelope boundaries in Jupiter and Saturn, and consider the consequences for planetary models.

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