Electromagnetic induction heating of planets orbiting late M dwarfs
- Author(s)
- Kristina G. Kislyakova
- Abstract
We propose induction heating of planetary interiors as an energy source in the planetary mantles. Induction heating arises when a changing magnetic field induces currents in a conducting planetary mantle which then dissipate to heat the planet, mostly within an upper layer called the skin depth. This physical process can play a role in planetary interiors around strongly magnetized stars such as low mass M dwarfs with kG magnetic fields, which are common among these stars.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Astrophysics
- External organisation(s)
- Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)
- Journal
- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
- Volume
- 14
- Pages
- 232-233
- No. of pages
- 2
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921318008232
- Publication date
- 2019
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Medicine (miscellaneous), Space and Planetary Science
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/5cc87aa6-95db-4600-817a-98663904b36d