The Primordial Entropy of Jupiter

Abstract

The formation history of giant planets determines their primordial structure and consequent evolution. We simulate various formation paths of Jupiter to determine its primordial entropy, and find that a common outcome is for proto-Jupiter to have non-convective regions in its interior. We use planet formation models to calculate how the entropy and post-formation luminosity depend on model properties such as the solid accretion rate and opacity, and show that the gas accretion rate and its time evolution play a key role in determining the entropy profile. The predicted luminosity of Jupiter shortly after formation varies by a factor of $2$--$3$ for different choices of model parameters. We find that entropy gradients inside Jupiter persist for $\sim 10\mathrm{Myr}$ after formation. We suggest that these gradients should be considered together with heavy-element composition gradients when modeling Jupiter's evolution and internal structure.

Accepted for publication in MNRAS

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