Width of a planetary ring system and the C-ring of Saturn

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Aug 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978natur.274..669s&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 274, Aug. 17, 1978, p. 669, 670.

Mathematics

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Orbital Mechanics, Particle Motion, Planetary Structure, Saturn Rings, Angular Velocity, Gravitational Effects, Planetary Gravitation, Ring Structures, Roche Limit, Width, Saturn, Rings, Planets, Particles, Velocity, Particle Interactions, Sputtering, Condensation

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The growth of particles in a planetary ring system is considered with reference to the C-ring of Saturn. Small particles arising from various sources collide with and temporarily adhere to larger particles, and the paper presents a mathematical analysis of the conditions under which the small particles will stay long enough on the surface of the larger ones so that a permanent bond will develop. It is initially assumed that the only force acting between the particles is gravitational attraction, and upper and lower limits for the width of a planetary ring are determined. The effects of van der Waals forces are then considered.

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