Dynamics of particles in the bending waves of the planetary rings

Details Dynamics of particles in the bending waves of the planetary rings Dynamics of particles in the bending waves of the planetary rings

Oct 1988

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Bending, Dynamic Characteristics, Equations Of Motion, Particles, Saturn Rings, Coriolis Effect, Energy Dissipation, Gravitational Effects, Gravitational Fields, Shear Layers

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We study the motion of a single particle in the bending wave of finite thickness in the planetary ring. We include the forcing due to the planet, the moon, the coriolis force and the self gravity of the ring. In particular, we study the variation of the velocity arising due to the variation of the amplitude and the phase of the epicyclic motion across the height of the ring. We suggest that the dissipation of energy of this shear layer through collisions of ring particles from different heights may contribute significantly to the damping of the bending waves observed in the Voyger data.

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