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Tidal Physics in Planetary Science

Newtonian Gravity and Gravitational Potential → Geophysical Applications: Io, Europa, Enceladus

This advanced graduate-level path explores the physics of tides in planets and moons, from the basic tidal force to complex phenomena like tidal heating, tidal locking, orbital migration, and tidal dissipation. It covers the necessary continuum mechanics and geophysical concepts, including Love numbers, to understand how tides shape planetary bodies and their orbits.

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