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Modeling of evolution of the rotational axis of “hot Jupiter” planets under tidal perturbations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

Irina Kitiashvili
Irina Kitiashvili*
Affiliation:
Kazan state university, Dept. of Astronomy 420008, Kremlevskaya str., 18, Kazan, Russia email: gabbiano@mail.ru
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Abstract

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In this report, we present results of analytical and numerical calculations of evolution the axis of rotation of planets moving at very close orbits. We consider the evolution of the axis of rotation caused by tidal perturbations of a parent star and obtain estimates of the principal moment of inertia and the dynamical flattening for nine exoplanets. From analysis of evolutionary equations, we obtain the critical values of the kinetic momentum vector, , for different values of orbital eccentricity. We find a general tendency of vector to evolve to the direction perpendicular to the orbital plane.

Keywords

exoplanetsspin evolutiontidal perturbations

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