Perturbed particle disks

Computer Science

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

47

Particle Collisions, Planetology, Ring Structures, Angular Momentum, Boltzmann Transport Equation, Deformation, Ellipsoids, Kinematics, Momentum Transfer, Stress Tensors

Scientific paper

The velocity ellipsoid in a particle disk near an isolated satellite resonance is determined by solving the Boltzmann moment equations, and solutions are obtained that are stationary functions of the azimuthal angle in a coordinate frame which rotates with the pattern speed of the perturbation potential. The magnitude of the deformation rate tensor in a perturbed particle disk is bounded from above by an expression which includes the orbital angular velocity, the optical depth, and a dimensionless constant of order unity. It is also found that, in sufficiently perturbed regions, there are ranges of azimuthal angle over which the radial component of the angular momentum flux is negative. It is also possible for the angular momentum luminosity to be negative. These results are pertinent to the understanding of sharp edges and density wave decay in planetary rings.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Perturbed particle disks 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 Perturbed particle disks, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Perturbed particle disks will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1628186

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.