Tidal dynamics of extended bodies in planetary systems and multiple stars
Tidal dynamics of extended bodies in planetary systems and multiple stars
<i>Context. <i/>With the discovery during the past decade of a large number of extrasolar planets orbiting their parent stars at distances lower than 0.1 astronomical unit (and the launch and the preparation of dedicated space missions such as CoRoT and KEPLER), with the position of inner natural satellites around giant …