= Adam P. Showman
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<Adam P. Showman> coauthored a theory of equatorial superrotation on tidally locked planets with <Lorenzo M. Polvani>. The mechanism transfers <angular momentum> through standing planetary <waves> forced by day-night heating, connecting <atmospheric circulation> models with displaced thermal hot spots.<Equatorial superrotation on tidally locked exoplanets by Adam P. Showman and Lorenzo M. Polvani>[author list and the described study’s abstract or introductory account]{ref}
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