Tides and dumbbell dynamics
arXiv:2101.05637 · doi:10.1134/S1560354722030078
Abstract
We discuss a model describing the effects of tidal dissipation on satellite's orbits. Tidal bulges are described in terms of a dumbbell, coupled to the rotation by a dissipative interaction. The assumptions on this dissipative coupling turns out to be crucial in the evolution of the system.
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