Published September 1, 2012 | Version v1
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HIGH-PRECISION MACLAURIN-BASED MODELS OF ROTATING LIQUID PLANETS

Creators

  • 1. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (United States)

Description

We present an efficient numerical self-consistent field method for calculating a gravitational model of a rotating liquid planet to spherical harmonic degree ∼30 and a precision ∼10–12 in the external gravity field. The method's accuracy is validated by comparing results, for Jupiter rotation parameters, with the exact Maclaurin constant-density solution. The method can be generalized to non-constant density.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/756/1/L15

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/2041-8205/756/1/L15;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal Letters
Journal Volume
756
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[3 p.]
ISSN
2041-8205

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44037755
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; DENSITY; GRAVITATION; JUPITER PLANET; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; ROTATION; SELF-CONSISTENT FIELD; SPHERICAL HARMONICS
Descriptors DEC
FLUIDS; FUNCTIONS; MOTION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANETS