Tidal synchronization of an anelastic multi-layered body: Titan's synchronous rotation

DOI10.1007/s10569-017-9777-5zbMath1379.70043arXiv1706.08603OpenAlexW3099270732MaRDI QIDQ680976

Sylvio Ferraz-Mello, Hugo A. Folonier

Publication date: 29 January 2018

Published in: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.08603

zbMATH Keywords

gravitational couplingTitantidal frictionsatellitesstationary rotationatmospheric torquecreep tidedifferentiated bodysynchronous rotation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Celestial mechanics (70F15) Orbital mechanics (70M20)

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