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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4813| Title: | Tidal disruption of viscous bodies |
| Authors: | Sridhar, S. Tremaine, S. |
| Issue Date: | Jan-1992 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. |
| Citation: | ICARUS, 1992, Vol.95, p86 |
| Abstract: | Tidal disruptions are investigated in viscous-fluid planetesimals whose radius is small relative to the distance of closest (parabolic-orbit) approach to a planet. The planetesimal surface is in these conditions always ellipsoidal, facilitating treatment by coupled ODEs which are solvable with high accuracy. While the disrupted planetesimals evolve into needlelike ellipsoids, their density does not decrease. The validity of viscous fluid treatment holds for solid (ice or rock) planetesimals in cases where tidal stresses are greater than material strength, but integrity is maintained by self-gravity. |
| Description: | Restricted Access. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4813 |
| ISSN: | 0019-1035 |
| Alternative Location: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(92)90193-B http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992Icar...95...86S |
| Copyright: | 1992 Elsevier B.V. |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (A&A) |
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