Jupiter as a Rotating Bipolytrope

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that a rotating bipolytrope model effectively approximates Jupiter's interior, providing a useful tool for understanding the internal structure of Jovian planets and potentially exoplanets.

Contribution

It introduces the application of rotating bipolytrope models to simulate Jupiter's interior, offering a new approach for studying planetary internal structures.

Findings

Rotating bipolytrope models closely match Jupiter's observed properties.

The model can be adapted to study other rotating exoplanets.

Provides a framework for intuitive understanding of planetary interiors.

Abstract

Polytropes have long been used to model a wide variety of astrophysical objects. A bipolytrope (composite polytrope) may be used for bodies with a distinct core-envelope structure. In this short paper, I demonstrate that a rotating bipolytrope is a reasonable approximation for Jovian interior. Similar models may be used to probe rotating exoplanets to gain an intuitive understanding of their internal structure.