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Stripping of satellites on prograde and retrograde orbits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2017

Grzegorz Gajda
Affiliation:
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Bartycka 18, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland
Ewa L. Łokas
Affiliation:
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Bartycka 18, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract

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We derived a revised expression for the tidal radius, which is a theoretical boundary of a satellite orbiting a host. Our expression properly takes into account possible rotation of the satellite. We verified our predictions against simulations and obtained satisfactory agreement.

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Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2017 

References

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