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TRAPPIST-1 TTVs and Spitzer photodynamics

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Love number of planets #7

Closed ericagol closed 4 years ago

ericagol commented 4 years ago

[ ] The compositional models proposed in the paper - water-rich, coreless, or iron-poor - the Love number of the planets may vary. Could Caroline compute these for the different interior models? Could Emeline estimate how sensitive the tidal models are to k_2? How much does this influence the shapes of the planets? This paper discusses the value of measuring k_2 in constraining the interior compositions:

Kellerman et al. (2018)

CarolineDorn commented 4 years ago

Indeed, I could compute them, it will take me some time to implement. I think it would be good to check with Emeline which k_2 approximation she is using.

ericagol commented 4 years ago

@CarolineDorn Let's skip k₂ for now.