INVESTIGADORES
BRUNINI Adrian
artículos
Título:
Origin of slow-rotating minor bodies by tidal decoupling of binary pairs
Autor/es:
BRUNINI, A.
Revista:
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
Referencias:
Año: 2017 vol. 465 p. 3949 - 3955
ISSN:
0035-8711
Resumen:
In this paper, we show that the decoupling of binary pairs by tidal interaction and Kozai oscillations acting together can generate single objects in a slow-rotation-rate state. This mechanism has the merit of not being strongly dependent on the size or shape of the objects. The key parameter leading the process is ω/n, the ratio between the rotation rate and the orbital mean motion of the binary, which must be >1. The proposed mechanism could also operate in other populations of minor bodies.
