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Post-accretion Core Evolution

Post-Accretion Core Evolution is a theoretical framework in planetary science that describes the ongoing physical and chemical differentiation processes within a planet's metallic core following the cessation of primary accretion, distinguishing it from earlier stages of core formation by focusing on solidification, convection, and compositional changes driven by cooling and inner core nucleation.

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149

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2017–2026

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Rapid accretion and early core formation on asteroids and the terrestrial planets from Hf–W chronometry

T. Kleine, Carsten Münker, Klaus Mezger et al. · Nature · 2002 · 769 citations

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Volatile accretion history of the terrestrial planets and dynamic implications

Francis Albarède · Nature · 2009 · 490 citations

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Accretion of the gaseous envelope of Jupiter around a 5–10 Earth-mass core

O. Hubickyj, Peter Bodenheimer, Jack J. Lissauer · Icarus · 2005 · 448 citations

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Observed Properties of Exoplanets: Masses, Orbits, and Metallicities

Geoffrey W. Marcy, R. Paul Butler, Debra A. Fischer et al. · Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement · 2005 · 403 citations · Full text

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Early core formation in asteroids and late accretion of chondrite parent bodies: Evidence from 182Hf-182W in CAIs, metal-rich chondrites, and iron meteorites

T. Kleine, Klaus Mezger, H. Palme et al. · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 2005 · 313 citations

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Authors

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  1. CW
    Chris W. Ormel

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 156 citations

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  2. TK
    T. Kleine

    University of Münster, Germany

    4 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. MG
    Marc G. Brouwers

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 156 citations

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  4. AV
    Allona Vazan

    Open University of Israel, Israel

    3 publications · 101 citations

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  5. AM
    Amelia M. Stutz

    Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Germany

    2 publications · 91 citations

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Institutions

149

  1. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    4.5K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    256 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    879 citations

  4. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    636 citations

  7. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    647 citations

  8. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    557 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 8 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    6 publications · 329 citations

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  3. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    5 publications · 941 citations

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  4. Icarus

    4 publications · 577 citations

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    3 publications · 122 citations

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