Simultaneous Evolutionary Fits for Jupiter and Saturn Incorporating Fuzzy Cores
With the recent realization that there likely are stably-stratified regions in the interiors of both Jupiter and Saturn, we construct new non-adiabatic, inhomogeneous evolutionary models with the same microphysics for each that result at the present time in respectable fits for all major bulk observ...
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Zusammenfassung: | With the recent realization that there likely are stably-stratified regions
in the interiors of both Jupiter and Saturn, we construct new non-adiabatic,
inhomogeneous evolutionary models with the same microphysics for each that
result at the present time in respectable fits for all major bulk observables
for both planets. These include the effective temperature, radius, atmospheric
heavy-element and helium abundances (including helium rain), and the
lower-order gravity moments J2 and J4. The models preserve from birth most of
an extended "fuzzy" heavy-element core. Our predicted atmospheric helium mass
fraction for Saturn is ~0.2, close to some measured estimates, but in
disagreement with some published predictions. To preserve a fuzzy core from
birth, the interiors of both planets must start out at lower entropies than
would be used for traditional "hot start" adiabatic models, though the initial
exterior mantle entropies can range from hot to warm start values. We do not
see a helium ocean in Saturn's interior, and both models have inner envelopes
with significant Brunt-Vaisala frequencies; this region for Saturn at the
current epoch is more extended and in it, the Brunt is larger. The total
heavy-element mass fraction in Jupiter and in Saturn is determined to be ~14%
and ~26%, respectively, though there is some play in these determinations. |
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DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.2412.17127 |