Physics in Canada / La Physique au Canada - 2007 (63.3)

Inside the Jovian Atmosphere: Hydrogen and Helium at Extreme Conditions

Author(s)
Isaac Tamblyn
Jan Vorberger
Burkhard Militzer
Stanimir Bonev
Institution
Dalhousie University
University of Warwick
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Dalhousie University

We derive the equation of state of hydrogen and hydrogen-helium mixtures using first
principles simulations. These data can be used to refine planetary models.

Isaac Tamblyn received 1st prize at the 2007 CAP Best Student Oral Presentation competition at the CAP Annual Congress at the University of Saskatchewan.