Astronomy
One face toward a star
Dissipate a planet’s excess spin and follow a surface marker. Compare fast and weak tidal damping as the day approaches the orbital period.
The model and its limits
Linear constant-time-lag-inspired spin relaxation toward a circular synchronous orbit. The orbital angular momentum reservoir is fixed; no eccentric spin resonances.
Equations used in the module
Equations dω/dt = -(ω-n)/τ; ω/n = 1+(ω₀/n-1)e^(-t/τ)
