QUICK METHOD FOR CALCULATING ENERGY-DISSIPATION IN TIDAL INTERACTION

Authors
ZWART SFP MEINEN AT
Citation
Sfp. Zwart et At. Meinen, QUICK METHOD FOR CALCULATING ENERGY-DISSIPATION IN TIDAL INTERACTION, Astronomy and astrophysics, 280(1), 1993, pp. 174-176
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astronomy and astrophysics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00046361
Volume
280
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
174 - 176
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(1993)280:1<174:QMFCEI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We present fitting functions to calculate the tidal energy loss in a s tellar encounter. This energy loss is expressed as a function of the m asses, radii and polytropic indices of the two approaching stars, and of their pericenter distance. The fits are presented for polytropic in dices n = 1.5, 2 and 3.