Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie
STEPHEN PHILLIPS hostreviews.co.uk / UNSPLASH

On the front of exoplanet modelling: Interior structures and atmospheres

Isabelle Baraffe , Univ. Exeter, UK

I will present recent developments of exoplanet atmospheric dynamics based on state-of-the-art Global Circulation Models and will discuss basic assumptions performed previously in this field, in terms of radiative transfer treatment and of chemistry. I will show the importance of treating consistently non equilibrium chemistry in these atmospheres. I will also present a scenario to explain the radius inflation of hot Jupiters, providing a robust mechanism to explain this puzzle.

Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium
20 Jun 2017, 16:15
Philosophenweg 12, großer Hörsaal

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