Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975a%26a....44..461h&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 44, no. 2, Nov. 1975, p. 461-463.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Binary Stars, Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, Stellar Rotation, Tides, Turbulence Effects, Angular Velocity, Astrophysics, Celestial Mechanics, Energy Dissipation, Synchronism, White Dwarf Stars
Scientific paper
It is noted that dissipation of tidal energy by plasma or radiative viscosity appears to be inadequate to cause the observed synchronization between the spin and orbital angular velocities of binaries because the time scale of these dissipative processes is too long by several orders of magnitude. Tidal-energy dissipation due to turbulent motion induced by the presence of the companion star is analyzed to determine whether this process might be the cause of the observed synchronization. The results show that the analyzed process can cause appreciable synchronization between the spin and orbital angular velocities of binaries on time scales of less than 1 million years. It is also noted that turbulence may eventually occur in the degenerate part of a white dwarf and that tidally induced turbulence is definitely ruled out if the energy dissipation is due to magnetic viscosity.
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