Dynamics of capture in the restricted three-body problem

Details Dynamics of capture in the restricted three-body problem Dynamics of capture in the restricted three-body problem

2003-10-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310618v1

in "Order and Chaos in Stellar and Planetary Systems", ASP Conference Series Vol.316, G. G. Bird, K. V. Kholshevnikov, A. A. M

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

prepared for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, "Order and Chaos in Stellar and Planetary Systems", St

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We propose a new dynamical model for capture of irregular moons which identifies chaos as the essential feature responsible for initial temporary gravitational trapping within a planet's Hill sphere. The key point is that incoming potential satellites get trapped in chaotic orbits close to "sticky" KAM tori in the neighbourhood of the planet, possibly for very long times, so that the chaotic layer largely dictates the final orbital properties of captured moons.

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