Nice model

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

the Nice model

1. (astronomy) 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.