Gas accretion by planetary cores
arXiv:0905.2587 · doi:10.1063/1.3215846
Abstract
We present accretion rates obtained from three-dimensional self-gravitating radiation hydrodynamical models of giant planet growth. We investigate the dependence of accretion rates upon grain opacity and core/protoplanet mass. The accretion rates found for low mass cores are inline with the results of previous one-dimensional models that include radiative transfer.
To be published in American Institute of Physics; Conference proceedings - Exoplanets and Disks: Their Formation and Diversity. 4 pages, 3 figures