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Tidal Locking Effects

Tidal Locking Effects is a theoretical construct in astrophysics that identifies the phenomenon whereby gravitational interactions between a celestial body and its orbiting companion result in the synchronization of rotational and orbital periods, leading to one hemisphere perpetually facing the companion, thereby influencing planetary climate and potential habitability.

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Tidal interactions of inspiraling compact binaries

Lars Bildsten, Curt Cutler · The Astrophysical Journal · 1992 · 414 citations

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ROTATION AND WINDS OF EXOPLANET HD 189733 b MEASURED WITH HIGH-DISPERSION TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY

The Astrophysical Journal · 2016 · 245 citations · Full text

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The effect of tidal locking on the magnetospheric and atmospheric evolution of “Hot Jupiters”

J.‐M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, T. Penz et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2004 · 238 citations · Full text

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Tidal locking of habitable exoplanets

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy · 2017 · 214 citations · Full text

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Rotation and Winds of Exoplanet HD 189733 b Measured with High-dispersion Transmission Spectroscopy

Leiden Repository (Leiden University) · 2016 · 202 citations

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  1. GA
    G. A. Carvalho

    Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  2. RV
    R. V. E. Lovelace

    Cornell University, United States

    1 publications · 42 citations

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  3. MS
    M. Still

    Ames Research Center, United States

    1 publications · 45 citations

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  4. DB
    D. Baade

    European Southern Observatory, Germany

    1 publications · 46 citations

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  5. EF
    E. F. Guinan

    Villanova University, United States

    1 publications · 238 citations

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  1. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    290 citations

  2. European Space Research and Technology Centre

    Noordwijk-Binnen, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

  3. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

  4. Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    238 citations

  5. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  6. National Institute for Astrophysics

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  7. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    148 citations

  8. Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya

    Barcelona, Spain

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 4 publications · 749 citations

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  3. Astrobiology

    2 publications · 66 citations

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  4. Nature Astronomy

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    1 publications · 53 citations

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