  Globular clusters cores harbour many low-mass X-ray binaries, cataclysmic
variables, and millisecond pulsar binaries which are likely to have been formed
via the process of tidal capture. Tidal capture binaries were originally
thought to be responsible for halting core collapse and for subsequent
re-expansion via the process of ``binary heating''. The standard model, now
suggests that these binaries are no longer viable as a direct energy source. We
present the results of a study which suggests that tidal capture binaries may
indeed be a significant direct source of energy for the cores of globular
clusters. We show that following capture, these binaries go through a short,
violent chaotic phase, with the orbital eccentricity (and hence the tidal
energy) suffering large changes on a very short timescale. This is followed by
a long quiescent phase in which the tidal energy remains small while the orbit
circularizes only via normal dissipative effects. This quiescent phase allows
captured main sequence stars to evolve in the absence of large tides, a fact
important for the production of low-mass X-ray binaries and cataclysmic
variables.
