Hill sphere r_H = a (m_p / (3 M_star))^(1/3); 3-body tidal-self-gravity balance

Layer 1 — Physicsin the exoplanets subtree

Hill sphere of gravitational influence framework (Hill 1878 Researches in the Lunar Theory; Henon 1965 Annales d'Astrophysique 28, 992). Setup: in the circular-restricted three-body problem (Sun-planet-test particle), the test particle…

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