Selected Publications

Wade G. Henning , Joseph P. Renaud , Prabal Saxena , Patrick L. Whelley, Avi M. Mandell , Soko Matsumura , Lori S. Glaze , Terry A. Hurford , Timothy A. Livengood , Christopher W. Hamilton , Michael Efroimsky, and 31 coauthors

Highly Volcanic Exoplanets, Lava Worlds, and Magma Ocean Worlds: An Emerging Class of Dynamic Exoplanets of Significant Scientific Priority

A white paper submitted in response to the National Academy of Sciences 2018 Exoplanet Science Strategy solicitation

Wade G. Henning , Joseph P. Renaud , Avi M. Mandell , Prabal Saxena, Terry A. Hurford, Soko Matsumura, Lori S. Glaze, Timothy A. Livengood, Vladimir Airapetian, Erik Asphaug, Johanna K. Teske, Edward Schwieterman, Michael Efroimsky, and 25 coauthors

Exoplanet Science Priorities from the Perspective of Internal and Surface Processes for Silicate and Ice Dominated Worlds

A white paper submitted in response to the National Academy of Sciences 2018 Exoplanet Science Strategy solicitation

Michael Efroimsky

Dissipation in a tidally perturbed body librating in longitude

Icarus, Vol. 306 : 328–354 (2018)

https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.08999

Julien Frouard and Michael Efroimsky

Precession Relaxation of Viscoelastic Oblate Rotators

Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London, Vol. 473 : 728 - 746 (2018)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.08222

Julien Frouard and Michael Efroimsky

Tides in a body librating about a spin-orbit resonance. Generalisation of the Darwin-Kaula theory

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 129 : 177 - 214 (2017)

https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.07376

Julien Frouard, Alice C. Quillen, Michael Efroimsky, and David Gianella

Numerical Simulation of Tidal Evolution of a Viscoelastic Body Modelled with a Mass-Spring Network

Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London, Vol. 458 : 2890 - 2901 (2016)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.08222

Michael Efroimsky

Tidal Evolution of Asteroidal Binaries. Ruled by Viscosity. Ignorant of Rigidity

The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 150 : 98 (2015) , ERRATUM: AJ 151 : 130 (2016)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.09157

Michael Efroimsky and Valeri Makarov

Tidal dissipation in a homogeneous spherical body. I. Methods

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 795 : 6 (2014)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.2376

Valeri Makarov and Michael Efroimsky

Tidal dissipation in a homogeneous spherical body. II. Three examples: Io, Mercury, and Kepler-10 b

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 795 : 7 (2014)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.2352

Benoit Noyelles, Julien Frouard, Valeri Makarov and Michael Efroimsky

Spin-orbit evolution of Mercury revisited

Icarus, Vol. 241, pp. 26 - 44 (2014)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1307.0136

Valeri Makarov and Michael Efroimsky

No pseudosynchronous rotation for terrestrial planets and moons

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 764 : 27 (2013)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.1616

Michael Efroimsky and Valeri Makarov

Tidal Friction and Tidal Lagging. Applicability Limitations of a Popular Formula for the Tidal Torque

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 764 : 26 (2013)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.1615

Michael Efroimsky

Tidal dissipation compared to seismic dissipation: in small bodies, in earths, and in superearths

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 746 : 150 (2012)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1105.3936

Michael Efroimsky

Bodily tides near spin-orbit resonances

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 112, pp. 283 - 330. (2012)

arxiv.org/abs/1105.6086

Valeri Makarov, Ciprian Berghea, and Michael Efroimsky

Dynamical evolution and spin-orbit resonances of potentially habitable exoplanets. The case of GJ 581d

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 761 : 83 (2012)

arxiv.org/abs/1208.0814

James G. Williams and Michael Efroimsky

Bodily tides near the 1:1 spin-orbit resonance. Correction to Goldreich's dynamical model

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 114, pp. 387 - 414. (2012)

arxiv.org/abs/1210.2923

Michael Efroimsky

Justification of the two-bulge method in the theory of bodily tides

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 544 : A133 (2012)

arxiv.org/abs/1204.5919

Julie Castillo-Rogez, Michael Efroimsky, and Valery Lainey

The tidal history of Iapetus. Spin dynamics in the light of a refined dissipation model

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, Vol. 116, E09008. (2011)

Michael Efroimsky and James G. Williams

Tidal torques. A critical review of some techniques

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 104, pp. 257 - 289. (2009)

arxiv.org/abs/0803.3299

Michael Efroimsky and Valery Lainey

The Physics of Bodily Tides in Terrestrial Planets and the Appropriate Scales of Dynamical Evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, Vol. 112, p. E12003 (2007)

doi:10.1029/2007JE002908

arxiv.org/abs/0709.1995

Pini Gurfil, Antonio Elipe, William Tangren, and Michael Efroimsky

The Serret-Andoyer Formalism in Rigid-Body Dynamics: I. Symmetries and Perturbations

Regular and Chaotic Dynamics, Vol. 12, pp. 389 - 425 (2007)

astro-ph/0607201

Michael Efroimsky and Alberto Escapa

The theory of canonical perturbations applied to attitude dynamics and to the Earth rotation.

Osculating and nonosculating Andoyer variables

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 98, pp. 251 - 283 (2007)

astro-ph/0506427

Pini Gurfil, Valery Lainey, and Michael Efroimsky

Long-term evolution of orbits about a precessing oblate planet. 3. A semianalytical and a purely numerical approach

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 99, pp. 261 - 292 (2007)

astro-ph/0607530

Michael Efroimsky

Long-term evolution of orbits about a precessing oblate planet. 2. The case of variable precession

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. Vol. 96, pp. 259 - 288 (2006)

astro-ph/0607522

Michael Efroimsky

Long-term evolution of orbits about a precessing oblate planet: 1. The case of uniform precession

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 91, pp. 75 - 108 (2005)

astro-ph/0408168

Arsen Hajian, et al.

Initial Results from the USNO Dispersed Fourier Transform Spectrograph

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 661, pp. 616 - 633 (2007)

astro-ph/0611495

Kenneth Johnston, et al.

The Origins Billions Star Survey: Galactic Explorer

The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 118, pp. 1428 - 1442 (2006)

Michael Efroimsky

Gauge Freedom in Orbital Mechanics

ANYAS, Vol. 1065, pp. 346-374 (2005)

astro-ph/0603092

Michael Efroimsky

On the theory of canonical perturbations and its application to Earth rotation

Talk at the conference ``Journees 2004" held at l'Observatoire de Paris on 20 - 22 September 2004.

astro-ph/0409282

Michael Efroimsky and Peter Goldreich

Gauge symmetry of the N-body problem of Celestial Mechanics

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 415, pp. 1187 - 1199. (2004)

astro-ph/0307130

Michael Efroimsky and Peter Goldreich

Gauge symmetry of the N-body problem in the Hamilton-Jacobi approach

Journal of Mathematical Physics, Vol. 44, pp. 5958 - 5977. (2003)

astro-ph/0305344

William Newman and Michael Efroimsky

The Method of Variation of Parameters and Multiple Time Scales in Orbital Mechanics. ,

Chaos, Vol. 13, pp. 476 - 485 (2003)

Michael Efroimsky

Implicit gauge symmetry emerging in the N-body problem of celestial mechanics.

Preprint. astro-ph/0212245,

Michael Efroimsky

Equations for the Keplerian Elements: Hidden Symmetry.

Preprint IMA, February 2002

Michael Efroimsky

Euler, Jacobi, and Missions to Comets and Asteroids

Advances in Space Research, Vol.29, pp. 725 - 734 (2002)

astro-ph/0112054

Michael Efroimsky, Alexander Lazarian, and Vladislav Sidorenko

Complex Rotation with Internal Dissipation. Applications to Cosmic-Dust Alignment and to Wobbling Comets and Asteroids.

Invited Review. Published in: "Recent Research Developments in Astrophysics," Research Signpost, India 2002

astro-ph/0208489

Michael Efroimsky

Mechanical Alignment of Suprathermal Paramagnetic Cosmic-Dust Granules: the Cross-section Mechanism.

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 575, pp. 886 - 899 (2002)

astro-ph/0207449,

Michael Efroimsky

Relaxation of Wobbling Asteroids and Comets. Theoretical Problems, Perspectives of Experimental Observation

Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 49, pp. 937 - 955 (2001)

astro-ph/9911072,

Michael Efroimsky

Precession of a Freely Rotating Body. Inelastic Relaxation in the Vicinity of Poles , astro-ph/9909220, Journal of Mathematical Physics, Vol. 41, p. 1854 - 1888 (2000)

Michael Efroimsky and Alexander Lazarian

Inelastic Dissipation in Wobbling Asteroids and Comets , astro-ph/9811042, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society of London (MNRAS), Vol. 311, p. 269 - 278 (2000)

Alexander Lazarian and Michael Efroimsky

Inelastic Dissipation in a Freely Rotating Body. Application to Cosmic-Dust Alignment. , astro-ph/9811040 , Monthly Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society of London (MNRAS), Vol. 303, p. 673 - 684 (1999) /with A. Lazarian/

Cross-Section Alignment of Oblate Grains , astro-ph/9607137, Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 466, p. 274 (1996) /with A. Lazarian/

Mechanical Alignment of Prolate Cosmic-Dust Grains: Cross-Section Alignment , Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 472, p. 240 (1996) /with A. Lazarian and J. Ozik/

Gravity-Waves in Vacuum and in Media. Taking the Nonlinearity into Account , Phys. Rev. D, Vol. 49, p. 6512 (1994)

What is Observable in the Perturbative Approach to Gravity? , Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 10, p. 2723 (1993) /with A. Lazarian/

Gravity waves in vacuum and in media: the wave equation, the role of nonlinearity, the stress-energy tensor and the low-frequency cut-off , Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 9, p. 2601 (1992)

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