Necroplanetology
From Kook Science
Necroplanetology (necro- + planet + -ology, "study of dead planets") is a subfield of planetology (planetary science) that is devoted to the forensic reconstruction of "disrupted" (destroyed) planetary bodies.
Reading
- Duvvuri, Girish M.; Redfield, Seth; Veras, Dimitri, "Necroplanetology: Simulating the Tidal Disruption of Differentiated Planetary Material Orbiting WD 1145+017", Astrophysical Journal, https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.08410