@inproceedings{246863bc679e4e68801d81b3385e316f,
title = "Towards a new prescription for the tidal capture of planets, brown dwarfs and stellar companions",
abstract = "We study the evolution of the orbit of a planetary companion as the primary star evolves during the red giant branch phase. Our aim is to determine a prescription for the capture radius and capture timescales for companions in a wide range of masses, from planet to star, including the effect of a non constant f parameter. Our initial results reproduce past findings. According to our study the mass-loss during the red giant branch does not significantly affect the semi major axis of the planet and for a 1.5 M⊙ star the capture radius is approximately 300 R⊙ or 1.4 AU.",
keywords = "celestial mechanics, stellar evolution, stellar dynamics- planetary systems: general",
author = "Niyas Madappatt and {De Marco}, Orsola and Jason Nordhaus and Mark Wardle",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1063/1.3570994",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780735408869",
series = "AIP conference proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics",
pages = "319--323",
editor = "Sonja Schuh and Horst Drechsel and Ulrich Heber",
booktitle = "Planetary systems beyond the main sequence",
address = "United States",
note = "International Conference {"}Planetary Systems Beyond the Main Sequence{"} ; Conference date: 11-08-2010 Through 14-08-2010",
}