Tidal disruption of viscous bodies

dc.contributor.author	Sridhar, S.
dc.contributor.author	Tremaine, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-10T10:50:48Z
dc.date.available	2012-07-10T10:50:48Z
dc.date.issued	1992-01
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.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.	en
dc.identifier.citation	ICARUS, 1992, Vol.95, p86	en
dc.identifier.issn	0019-1035
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4813
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier B.V.	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(92)90193-B	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992Icar...95...86S	en
dc.rights	1992 Elsevier B.V.	en
dc.title	Tidal disruption of viscous bodies	en
dc.type	Article	en

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