Tidal circularization

Tidal circularization is an effect of the tidal forces between a body in orbit around a central celestial object, whereby the eccentricity of the orbit is reduced over time so that it becomes less and less elliptical. In figure 1 let's start by assuming body 1 is a star and body 2 is another star or maybe a Jupiter like planet. Initially think of body2 as a point mass. The gravity from Body 2 applied to Body 1 produces tidal bulges (see Tidal Force). Let's assume the orbital period is slower than the rotation of Body 1 (ω