corotation torque
(a torque on a planet from co-orbiting planetary disk material)
Corotation torque is a type of torque that can be
imposed on a planet by a circumstellar disk,
i.e., a gas disk in Keplerian orbit around the star.
Gravitational forces between the planet and nearby disk material
surrounding it can affect the planet's orbit, slowing it,
given some disk characteristics.
It is a factor in planetary migration, specifically,
Type I migration, an inward migration which might help
explain cases of planets currently in orbits where models say they
would not form, such as hot Jupiters.
(planet formation,migration)
Further reading:
http://www.science.gov/topicpages/p/positive+corotation+torque.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011A%26A...533A..84B/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009MNRAS.394.2283P/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.444.2031P/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017A%26A...601A..15L/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992LPI....23.1491W/abstract
https://www.slideserve.com/chesna/planetary-formation-and-migration-theory
Referenced by pages:
corotation resonance
Lindblad torque
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