jrenaud90 / TidalPy

Software suite to perform solid-body tidal dissipation calculations for rocky and icy worlds
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Add Time Lag model for Gas Giant Dissipation #10

Open jrenaud90 opened 5 years ago

jrenaud90 commented 5 years ago

Implement a simplified global rheology for gas giant dissipation.

Based on Hussmann & Spohn 2004: -Im[k2] = k_J (t) / Q k_J (t) = k_J (t_0) * (1 - n_io(t) / spin_J) / (1 - n_io(t_0) / spin_J)

n_io = Io's mean orbital motion spin_J = Jupiter's spin rate (H&S assumed constant over time) k_J(t_0) = Jupiter's modern k2 = .379 Q = Jupiter's fixed Q. H&S let this be a free parameter >= 6.6e4