 Lindblad resonance (source code)

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= Lindblad resonance
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{title2=$m(\Omega-\Omega_p)=\pm\kappa$}

A rotating gravitational perturbation drives an epicyclic disk response where $m(\Omega-\Omega_p)=\pm\kappa$. The launched <density> waves carry <angular momentum>. For a <planet>, inner and outer waves exert torques of opposite signs, and their imbalance contributes to migration.

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