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Table A.1

List of symbols.

Name Unit Description

a m semi major axis
a J   m-3   K-4 radiation constant
cP J   kg-1   K-1 specific heat at constant pressure
ϵac J   kg-1   s-1 energy in-flux from
planetesimal accretion per unit mass
F W   m-2 energy flux
Φ J   kg-1 gravitational potential
δ 1 equation of state: δ ≡  − lnρ/lnT|P
G N   m2   kg-2 gravitational constant
κ m   kg-1 Rosseland-mean opacity
l W   m-2 luminosity
m kg envelope mass
Mc kg core mass
M kg host star mass
n 1 point concentration
1 log. temperature gradient dlnT/dlnP
s 1 isentropic temperature gradient dlnT/dlnP|s
P Pa pressure
q J   kg-1 heat per unit mass
T K temperature
r m radius
ρ kg   m-3 density
σ W   m2   K-4 Stefan-Boltzmann constant
t s time
τEW s impact timescale (equivalent width of Gaussian)
θ 1 time centering parameter 0..1
urel m/s relative velocity of matter with respect
to grid: urel + ugrid = u
V m3 volume
e J   kg-1 specific internal energy per unit mass

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