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Use of Roche coordinates in the problems of small oscillations of tidally distorted stellar models

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The system of Roche coordinates developed by Kopal to study the problems of stars in close binary systems has been used to study the problems of small oscillations of tidally distorted stars.

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  • Kopal, Z.: 1970,Astrophys. Space Sci. 8, 149–171.

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  • Mohan, C. and Singh, V. P.: 1978,Astrophys. Space Sci. (in press).

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Mohan, C., Singh, V.P. Use of Roche coordinates in the problems of small oscillations of tidally distorted stellar models. Astrophys Space Sci 56, 109–117 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00643465

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