Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991avest..25..703z&link_type=abstract
Astronomicheskii Vestnik (ISSN 0320-930X), vol. 25, Nov.-Dec. 1991, p. 703-722. In Russian.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Orbit Perturbation, Orbital Elements, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Orbits, Stochastic Processes, Fokker-Planck Equation, Gravitational Effects, Long Term Effects, Meteorite Collisions, Planetary Mass
Scientific paper
The evolution of the orbital elements of a growing planet during the accumulation process is considered. The planetary orbit undergoes perturbations as a result of random encounters and collisions with bodies of its accretion zone, as well as gravitational perturbations from an already formed massive planet (e.g., Jupiter). A Fokker-Planck equation describing the behavior of the distribution function of the growing planet's orbital elements is derived and solved. Present-day mean values of the eccentricities and inclinations of the orbits of the terrestrial planets are consistent with their accumulation at the final stage from a swarm of bodies with a mean mass of 0.01 solar mass and mean orbital eccentricities and inclinations of about 0.2.
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