Plausibility of Capture into High-Obliquity States for Exoplanets in the M Dwarf Habitable Zone

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Guerrero, Natalia M, Ballard, Sarah A
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 03.10.2023
• Subjects: Circumstellar habitable zone; Dwarf planets; Extrasolar planets; Planetary orbits; Planetary rotation; Precession; Red dwarf stars; Resonance; Synchronism; Tidal effects; Tide prediction

For temperate exoplanets orbiting M dwarf hosts, the proximity of the habitable zone to the star necessitates careful consideration of tidal effects. Spin synchronization of the planetary orbital period and rotation period is a common assumption for habitable zone planets across the entire M spectra...