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Caption: Figure 7.
Equilibrium spin frequency feq = Ωs/n as a function of eccentricity for fixed values of the local Maxwell parameter nτM. The black curve shows the Hut pseudo-synchronous value. Horizontal guide lines mark the approximate spin–orbit resonances Ωs/n = N/2 associated with the dominant m = 2 harmonics. In the solid-like regime, the equilibrium spin can lock near these resonances. At lower eccentricity, the resonant structure is visibly discrete, whereas at high eccentricity the relevant N values are large and densely spaced, producing a smoother envelope.
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