PF-10-0021

Effects of thermodynamics on the accretion of gas giant

Hening Wu

The runaway process is an important stage in the formation of planets, during which the gas giants obtain their main masses. Accretion onto the planet depends on the circumplanetary disk(CPD) and is influenced by the spiral density waves excited by planets whose intensity and structure are affected by the thermodynamics of the protostellar disk(PSD). We conduct high resolution global 2D simulations of a Jupiter mass planet evolving in a PSD with sink particle method and β cooling using FARGO3D. The lower accretion rate and less massive CPD in adiabatic condition compared with locally isothermal condition, as well as the transition between them with the application of β cooling are confirmed. We also employ the Athena++ for 3D hydrodynamical simulations to verify the results we have got from 2D simulations.

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