Interiors of Terrestrial Planets in Metric-Affine Gravity
Aleksander Kozak
Abstract
Using a semiempirical approach, we show that modified gravity affects the internal properties of terrestrial planets, such as their physical characteristics of a core, mantle, and core–mantle boundary. We also apply these findings for modeling a two-layer exoplanet in Palatini f(R) gravity.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsPlanetMantle (geology)Terrestrial planetExoplanetAstrobiologyGeophysicsAstronomyCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesGeophysics and Gravity Measurements