2 papers
astro-ph.EP2018
Contribution of the core to the thermal evolution of sub-Neptunes
A. Vazan, C. W. Ormel, L. Noack +1
Sub-Neptune planets are a very common type of planets. They are inferred to harbour a primordial (H/He) envelope, on top of a (rocky) core, which dominates the mass. Here, we inves…
astro-ph.EP2018
Effective induction heating around strongly magnetized stars
K. G. Kislyakova, L. Fossati, C. P. Johnstone +4
Planets that are embedded in the changing magnetic fields of their host stars can experience significant induction heating in their interiors caused by the planet's orbital motion.…