The combination of elliptical deformation of streamlines and vorticity can lead to the
destabilization of any rotating flow via the elliptical instability. Such a mechanism has been …

Planets and satellites can undergo physical librations, which consist of forced periodic
variations in their rotation rate induced by gravitational interactions with nearby bodies. This …

In this paper, we present an experimental investigation of the turbulent saturation of the flow
driven by the parametric resonance of inertial waves in a rotating fluid. In our set-up, a half …

The generation of mean flows is a long-standing issue in rotating fluids. Motivated by
planetary objects, we consider here a rapidly rotating fluid-filled spheroid, which is subject to …

Large-scale planetary or stellar magnetic fields generated by a dynamo effect are mostly
attributed to flows forced by buoyancy forces in electrically conducting fluid layers. However …

Context. Surface magnetic fields have been detected in 5–10% of isolated massive stars,
hosting outer radiative envelopes. They are often thought to have a fossil origin, resulting …

Longitudinal libration corresponds to the periodic oscillation of a body's rotation rate and is,
along with precessional and tidal forcings, a possible source of mechanically-driven …

We investigate the stability of stratified fluid layers undergoing homogeneous and periodic
tidal deformation. We first introduce a local model which allows us to study velocity and …

We consider the hydrodynamic stability of homogeneous, incompressible and rotating
ellipsoidal fluid masses. The latter are the simplest models of fluid celestial bodies with …

We present laboratory experimental results demonstrating that librational forcing of an
ellipsoidal container of water can produce intense motions through the mechanism of a …