Tidal synchronization of an anelastic multi-layered body: Titan’s synchronous rotation
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy"
DOI: 10.1007/s10569-017-9777-5
Abstract: Tidal torque drives the rotational and orbital evolution of planet–satellite and star–exoplanet systems. This paper presents one analytical tidal theory for a viscoelastic multi-layered body with an arbitrary number of homogeneous layers. Starting with the… read more here.
Keywords: viscosity; layered body; rotation; multi layered ... See more keywords