Tidal obliquity evolution of potentially habitable planets

2011/01/12 by R. Heller, René Heller, Jérémy Leconte +3
Immunology and Microbiology · Physics and Astronomy · #Alexander von Humboldt Studies #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Circumstellar habitable zone #Exoplanet #Habitability #Planet #Planetary habitability #Planetary system #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Terrestrial planet #Tidal locking #astro-ph.EP #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015809

published as Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011, Vol. 528, id.A27 · published in A&A, 18 pages, 8 figures, v2: references updated, orthographic mistakes corrected

openalex publication_date 2011/01/12 · arxiv created 2011/03/12 · arxiv updated 2015/03/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. Stellar insolation has been used as the main constraint on a planet’s potential habitability. However, as more Earth-like planets are discovered around low-mass stars (LMSs), a re-examination of the role of tides on the habitability of exoplanets has begun. Those studies have yet to consider the misalignment between a planet’s rotational axis and the orbital plane normal, i.e. the planetary obliquity.

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