On the motion of a particle in orbit around a growing mass

Details On the motion of a particle in orbit around a growing mass On the motion of a particle in orbit around a growing mass

Mar 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975jansc..23...75g&link_type=abstract

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, vol. 23, Jan.-Mar. 1975, p. 75-77.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Astronomical Models, Eccentric Orbits, Natural Satellites, Planetary Orbits, Satellite Orbits, Circular Orbits, Equations Of Motion, Kepler Laws, Mass Transfer, Numerical Integration, Two Body Problem

Scientific paper

By numerically integrating the two-body equations of an infinitesimal satelite about a growing planet, Dole (1974), demonstrated that the satellite orbit undergoes a decrease in semi-major axis, but no change in eccentricity. Identical results are obtained analytically from the equations of Keplerian motion. It is shown that the orbits of natural satellites could not have been circularized as a result of mass accretion by planets.

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