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Synchronous Rotation

Synchronous Rotation is a state of orbital mechanics in which a celestial body's rotational period about its axis is equal to its orbital period around a primary body, resulting in the same hemisphere always facing the primary.

162

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11.2K

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534

Authors

250

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2017–2026

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Variants

Tidal Locking

Parents

Publications

162

Realization of Accurate Close-Binary Light Curves: Application to MR Cygni

R. E. Wilson, E. J. Devinney · The Astrophysical Journal · 1971 · 2.3K citations

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Atmospheric circulation and tides of “51 Pegasus b-like” planets

A. P. Showman, T. Guillot · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2002 · 655 citations · Full text

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The evolution of cataclysmic and low-mass X-ray binaries

J. Patterson · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 1984 · 587 citations

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The Evolution of Cataclysmic and Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries

J. Patterson · Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society · 1984 · 381 citations

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THE INNER EDGE OF THE HABITABLE ZONE FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY ROTATING PLANETS AROUND LOW-MASS STARS USING GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS

Ravi Kopparapu, Eric Wolf, Jacob Haqq‐Misra et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 2016 · 231 citations · Full text

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Authors

534

  1. TN
    Taketsune Nakamura

    Kyoto University, Japan

    6 publications · 249 citations

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  2. NA
    Naoyuki Amemiya

    Kyoto University, Japan

    4 publications · 132 citations

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  3. AC
    A. C. M. Correia

    Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides, France

    4 publications · 156 citations

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  4. JL
    J. Laskar

    Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides, France

    4 publications · 156 citations

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  5. TK
    Tomasz Kapitaniak

    Lodz University of Technology, Poland

    3 publications · 110 citations

    3

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1–5 of 534

Institutions

250

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    658 citations

  3. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1K citations

  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    977 citations

  6. Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    333 citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    922 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 31 publications · 4.4K citations

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  2. 14

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  3. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 10 publications · 554 citations

    10

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  4. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

    8 publications · 319 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 6 publications · 225 citations

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