English Explanatory Dictionary

Nice model

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A scenario for the dynamical evolution of the Solar System, proposing the migration of the giant planets from an initial compact configuration into their present positions, long after the dissipation of the initial protoplanetary gas disk.

Word forms

Nice model the Nice model

Etymology

Named for the location of the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, where it was initially developed, in Nice, France.

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