Orbital decay of hot Jupiters : coefficients of nonlinear tidal coupling as a function of the stellar host type
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Author(s)
Belland, Brent (Brent R.)
Advisor(s)
Nevin Weinberg.
Date Issued
2016
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Hot Jupiters raise strong tides in their host stars due to their large masses (around a Jupiter mass) and tight orbits (orbital periods P
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Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2016.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 43).
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Physics.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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