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Evolution of the Earth-Moon systemThe tidal evolution of the Earth-Moon system is reexamined. Several models of tidal friction are first compared in an averaged Hamiltonian formulation of the dynamics. With one of these models, full integrations of the tidally evolving Earth-Moon system are carried out in the complete, fully interacting, and chaotically evolving planetary system. Classic results on the history of the lunar orbit are confirmed by our more general model. A detailed history of the obliquity of the Earth which takes into account the evolving lunar orbit is presented.
Document ID
19950033942
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Touma, Jihad
(University of Toronto Toronto, Canada)
Wisdom, Jack
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 108
Issue: 5
ISSN: 0004-6256
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
95A65541
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-88-57365
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-706
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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