Tidal friction will eventually cause the Earth to stop rotating relative to the Moon

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Tidal friction continuously transfers angular momentum from the Earth to the Moon, causing the Earth's rotation to slow down and the Moon to recede. Eventually, this process leads to a tidally locked state where the Earth's rotation period matches the Moon's orbital period.

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The claim that tidal friction will eventually cause the Earth to stop rotating relative to the Moon (tidal locking) is standard orbital mechanics supported by astronomical and geochronological evidence, as noted in the provided literature detailing Earth's rotational deceleration and tidal dissipation.

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The Resonant Tidal Evolution of the Earth-Moon Distance

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Mohammad Farhat, Pierre Auclair-Desrotour, Gwenaël Boué, Jacques Laskar. The Resonant Tidal Evolution of the Earth-Moon Distance. 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-5323

Discusses how tidal interactions in the Earth-Moon system cause the Earth's spin to slow down over time as the Moon recedes.

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The past and present Earth-Moon system: the speed of light stays steady as tides evolve.

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Williams JG, Turyshev SG, Boggs DH. The past and present Earth-Moon system: the speed of light stays steady as tides evolve.. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13535-014-0002-5

Confirms that Earth's rotation experiences long-term slowing due to tidal dissipation based on decades of Lunar Laser Ranging data.

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