Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Oct 1970
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1970ap%26ss...9....3a&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp.3-33
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Scientific paper
(7)Formation of celestial bodies. The basic concepts of the accretional process are discussed, and the inadequacy of the contractional model is pointed out. A comparison is made between the general pre-planetary state on the one hand and the present state in the asteroidal region on the other. A model for accretion of resonance-captured grains leading to the formation of resonance-captured planets and satellites is suggested. (8)Spin and accretion. The relation between the accretional process and the spin of planets is analyzed. (9)Accretion of planets and satellites. It is shown that jet streams are a necessary intermediate stage in the formation of celestial bodies. The time sequence of planet formation is analyzed, and it is shown that the newly accreted bodies have a characteristic internal heat structure; the cases of the Earth and the Moon are considered in detail. A region of high initial temperature is found at 0.4 of the present Earth radius, whereas the culminating temperature of the Moon is near its present surface. An accretional heat wave is found to proceed outwards, and may produce the observed differentiation features.
Alfvén Hannes
Arrhenius Gustaf
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