“How to find a planet you can’t see”
Under extreme pressures, matter defies the rules of physics as we know it.
From fusion to exoplanets: How to squeeze matter with light
Adam Frank writes in Big Think, “Scientists are studying ultra-high-pressure regimes in the Universe, not through traditional means like physical compression, but by using lasers. The Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester uses a powerful 60-beam Omega laser system to deliver concentrated energy to targets, mimicking the conditions of exoplanet interiors and star centers.”
On the Electride Nature of Na‐hP4
Racioppi, S., Storm, C. V., McMahon, M. I., & Zurek, E. (2023). On the Electride Nature of Na‐hP4. In Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202310802
The problem with Jupiter
Ab initio determination of iron melting at terapascal pressures and Super-Earths core crystallization
González-Cataldo, F., & Militzer, B. (2023). Ab initio determination of iron melting at terapascal pressures and Super-Earths core crystallization. In Physical Review Research (Vol. 5, Issue 3). American Physical Society…
Energy transfer and scale dynamics in 2D and 3D laser-driven jets
Yin, H., Shang, J. K., Blackman, E. G., Collins, G. W., & Aluie, H. (2023). Energy transfer and scale dynamics in 2D and 3D laser-driven jets. In Physics of Plasmas…
Planetary Impacts: Scaling of Crater Depth From Subsonic to Supersonic Conditions
Allibert, L., Landeau, M., Röhlen, R., Maller, A., Nakajima, M., & Wünnemann, K. (2023). Planetary Impacts: Scaling of Crater Depth From Subsonic to Supersonic Conditions. In Journal of Geophysical Research:…
Study of Jupiter’s Interior with Quadratic Monte Carlo Simulations
Militzer, B. (2023). Study of Jupiter’s Interior with Quadratic Monte Carlo Simulations. In The Astrophysical Journal (Vol. 953, Issue 1, p. 111). American Astronomical Society. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ace1f1
An improved model of metal/silicate differentiation during Earth’s accretion
Dale, K. I., Rubie, D. C., Nakajima, M., Jacobson, S., Nathan, G., Golabek, G. J., Cambioni, S., & Morbidelli, A. (2023). An improved model of metal/silicate differentiation during Earth’s accretion.…
CMAP Summer School for Undergraduates concludes inaugural on campus program
CMAP hosted a one-week residential program for undergraduates from colleges and universities across the country to learn more about the physics of extreme states of matter.