Lars Stixrude

1 articles · 2 co-authors · latest: 2026-08-27

We have retold 1 papers by this author. 1 of them with a full read. most often about: superfluidity, interstellar medium, critical point. 2 co-authors across our retellings.

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A Supercritical Cocktail: How Hydrogen Dissolves in the Depths of Sub-Neptunes
In the depths of sub-Neptunes, the most common type of planet in the Galaxy, though not one you could stand on, silicate magma and hydrogen mix into a single supercritical cocktail. Previously, it was thought that beneath the dense hydrogen atmosphere lay a sharp boundary with molten silicate, like oil on water.