Tidal Dissipation Regimes among the Short-period Exoplanets
The efficiency of tidal dissipation provides a zeroth-order link to a planet’s physical properties. For super-Earth and sub-Neptune planets in the range R _⊕ ≲ R _p ≲ 4 R _⊕ , particularly efficient dissipation (i.e., low tidal quality factors) may signify terrestrial-like planets capable of maintai...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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Series: | The Astrophysical Journal Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad0843 |