Physics Colloquium

Date

Thu, Nov 12, 2026

Time

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST

Location

Kinard G01

Host

Clemson University

Details

Abstract: The core accretion hypothesis provides a unified framework for the formation of minor planets, terrestrial planets, and gas giants. In this picture, dust grains grow into planetesimals, which build up into larger rocky and icy protoplanets. Those that grow massive enough, and quickly enough, can accrete gas envelopes. I will discuss the support for this theory from the Solar Syste