Kozai-Lidov Mechanism
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The Kozai-Lidov mechanism is a secular gravitational perturbation in which a distant third body causes large oscillations in the eccentricity and inclination of an inner binary's orbit in exchange. It can drive hot Jupiter formation by pumping a planet to high eccentricity followed by tidal circularization.
Category: Celestial Mechanics