Planet formation—Observational constraints, physical processes, and compositional patterns

C Mordasini, R Burn - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A general theory of planet formation has been a topic of intense study over many years. The
interest in such a theory emerges naturally from asking the question of where our planet …

The interiors of Uranus and Neptune: current understanding and open questions

R Helled, JJ Fortney - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Uranus and Neptune form a distinct class of planets in our Solar System. Given this fact, and
ubiquity of similar-mass planets in other planetary systems, it is essential to understand their …

[HTML][HTML] The nature of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets

SL Grimm, BO Demory, M Gillon, C Dorn… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. The TRAPPIST-1 system hosts seven Earth-sized, temperate exoplanets orbiting an
ultra-cool dwarf star. As such, it represents a remarkable setting to study the formation and …

The New Generation Planetary Population Synthesis (NGPPS)-I. Bern global model of planet formation and evolution, model tests, and emerging planetary systems

A Emsenhuber, C Mordasini, R Burn, Y Alibert… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The explosion of observational data on exoplanets gives many constraints on
theoretical models of planet formation and evolution. Observational data probe very large …

Compositional imprints in density–distance–time: a rocky composition for close-in low-mass exoplanets from the location of the valley of evaporation

S Jin, C Mordasini - The Astrophysical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We use an end-to-end model of planet formation, thermodynamic evolution, and
atmospheric escape to investigate how the statistical imprints of evaporation depend on the …

Planetary population synthesis coupled with atmospheric escape: a statistical view of evaporation

S Jin, C Mordasini, V Parmentier… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We apply hydrodynamic evaporation models to different synthetic planet populations that
were obtained from a planet formation code based on the core-accretion paradigm. We …

A remnant planetary core in the hot-Neptune desert

DJ Armstrong, TA Lopez, V Adibekyan, RA Booth… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The interiors of giant planets remain poorly understood. Even for the planets in the Solar
System, difficulties in observation lead to large uncertainties in the properties of planetary …

The New Generation Planetary Population Synthesis (NGPPS)-II. Planetary population of solar-like stars and overview of statistical results

A Emsenhuber, C Mordasini, R Burn, Y Alibert… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Planetary formation and evolution is a combination of multiple interlinked
processes. Constraining the mechanisms observationally requires statistical comparison to …

AQUA: a collection of H2O equations of state for planetary models

J Haldemann, Y Alibert, C Mordasini… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. Water is one of the key chemical elements in planetary structure modelling. Due to
its complex phase diagram, equations of state often only cover parts of the pressure …

A generalized Bayesian inference method for constraining the interiors of super Earths and sub-Neptunes

C Dorn, J Venturini, A Khan, K Heng, Y Alibert… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Aims. We aim to present a generalized Bayesian inference method for constraining interiors
of super Earths and sub-Neptunes. Our methodology succeeds in quantifying the …