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Tidal Dissipation in Stars and Giant Planets

2014/06/09 by Gordon I. Ogilvie · 448 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Binary star #Dissipation #Dissipative system #Exoplanet #Gas giant #Giant planet #Physics #Planet #Planetary system #Solar System #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.EP #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1146/annurev-astro-081913-035941

published in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 52(1), 171-210 (Annual Reviews) · 46 pages, 10 figures, to be published in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 52

arxiv created 2014/06/09 · openalex publication_date 2014/08/18 · arxiv updated 2015/06/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Astrophysical fluid bodies that orbit close to one another induce tidal distortions and flows that are subject to dissipative processes. The spin and orbital motions undergo a coupled evolution over astronomical timescales, which is relevant for many types of binary star, short-period extrasolar planetary systems, and the satellites of the giant planets in the Solar System. I review the principal mechanisms that have been discussed for tidal dissipation in stars and giant planets in both linear and nonlinear regimes. I also compare the expectations based on theoretical models with recent observational findings.

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