3 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
Effects of density stratification on Rossby waves in deep atmospheres
Catherine C. Blume, Bradley W. Hindman
Though Rossby waves have been observed on the Sun, their radial eigenfunctions remain a mystery. The prior theoretical work either considers quasi-2D systems, which do not apply to…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Diffusive Braking of Penetrative Convection in Stably-Stratified Fluids
Bradley W. Hindman, J. R. Fuentes
Mixing at the interface between a convection zone and an adjacent, stably-stratified layer plays a crucial role in shaping the structure and evolution of stars and planets. In this…
astro-ph.EP2024
Evolution of Semi-convective Staircases in Rotating Flows: Consequences for Fuzzy Cores in Giant Planets
J. R. Fuentes, Bradley W. Hindman, Adrian E. Fraser +1
Recent observational constraints on the internal structure of Jupiter and Saturn suggest that these planets have ``fuzzy" cores, i.e., gradients of the concentration of heavy eleme…