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| Jul 23, 2023 at 18:55 | comment | added | Michael_1812 | A key detail is missing in this explanation, the frequency-dependence of the quality function $k_2/Q$ denoted here as $k\,\sin2\alpha$. With this detail correctly taken into account, a sufficiently massive moon can almost exactly synchronise the planet's rotation. | |
| Mar 11, 2022 at 5:26 | history | edited | M. A. Golding | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 10, 2022 at 18:40 | history | answered | M. A. Golding | CC BY-SA 4.0 |