Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980m%26p....22....5k&link_type=abstract
(Laboratorio di Astrofisica Spaziale di Frascati, European Workshop on Planetary Sciences, Rome, Italy, Apr. 23-27, 1979.) Moon
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
4
Dynamic Stability, Planetary Evolution, Secular Variations, Solar System, Jupiter (Planet), Orbit Perturbation, Saturn (Planet), Solar Orbits, Spin-Orbit Interactions
Scientific paper
The secular stability of the present configuration of the solar system is discussed. Considerations of the near commensurabilities of the present orbital periods of some of the planets and their satellites, which cannot be explained by gravitational perturbations within a time span of 4.6 billion years, lead to the conclusion that dissipative forces must have been responsible for its present low state of potential energy. It is then proposed that the present couplings arose from tidal interactions between protoplanetary bodies of much greater size than their present dimensions. The spin-orbit couplings of evolutionary significance (the moon, Mercury and the synodic orbit of Venus) observed in the solar system are also discussed.
No associations
LandOfFree
Stability of the solar system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Stability of the solar system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Stability of the solar system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1621446