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Internal Waves and Tides in Stars and Giant Planets

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Internal waves play an important role in tidal dissipation in stars and giant planets. This chapter provides a pedagogical introduction to the study of astrophysical tides, with an emphasis on the contributions of inertial waves and internal gravity waves.

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    Gordon I. Ogilvie

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    Michael Le Bars

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    Daniel Lecoanet

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Ogilvie, G.I. (2020). Internal Waves and Tides in Stars and Giant Planets. In: Le Bars, M., Lecoanet, D. (eds) Fluid Mechanics of Planets and Stars. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 595. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22074-7_1

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