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Analytical expression of the equi-potential surface and the distorted potential by tidal effect for binary galactic system has been derived. The comparison between the numerical results and the observed data has been given.
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Awad, M.ES., Osman, A.I. & Ali, H.F. The surface distortion caused by the tides in galactic binary system. Astrophys Space Sci 228, 151–183 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00984973
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