Oscillations in solar-type stars tidally induced by orbiting planets

dc.creatorTerquem, C.
dc.creatorPapaloizou, J. C. B.
dc.creatorNelson, R. P.
dc.creatorLin, D. N. C.
dc.date1997-11-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:25:10Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:25:10Z
dc.descriptionWe examine the effect of dynamical tides raised by a companion on a solar-type star. In these binaries, gravity or g mode oscillations are excited by the companion in the radiative region beneath the convective envelope of the star. They become evanescent in the convection zone. This is of particular interest in connection with the newly discovered planets, some of which are found to orbit around solar-type stars with a period comparable to that of the high order g modes of the star. One such example is 51 Pegasi. Here, we determine the magnitude of the perturbed velocity induced by the tides at the stellar surface. We show that, in the case of 51 Pegasi, this velocity is too small to be observed. This result is insensitive to the magnitude of the stellar turbulent viscosity assumed and is not affected by the possibility of resonance, which occurs when the frequency of the tidal disturbance is close to that of some normal mode of the star. We also discuss the orbital evolution and synchronization timescales associated with the tidal interaction.
dc.description5 pages with 1 Postscript figure, LaTeX. To be published in the Proceedings of the IXemes Rencontres de Blois "Planetary Systems: The Long View" (Blois, June 1997), Editions Frontieres
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9711213
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9711213
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/11824
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleOscillations in solar-type stars tidally induced by orbiting planets
dc.typetext

Files

Collections