The occurrence of high-order resonances and Kozai mechanism in the scattered disk

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By means of numerical methods we explore the relevance of the high-order exterior mean motion resonances (MMR) with Neptune that a scattered disk object (SDO) can experience in its diffusion to the Oort cloud. Using a numerical method for estimate the strength of these resonances we show that high-eccentricity or high-inclination resonant orbits should have evident dynamical effects. We investigate the properties of the Kozai mechanism (KM) for non-resonant SDO's and the conditions that generate the KM inside a MMR associated with substantial changes in eccentricity and inclination. We found that the KM inside a MMR is typical for SDO's with Pluto-like or greater inclinations and is generated by the oscillation of ω inside the mixed (e,i) resonant terms of the disturbing function. A SDO diffusing to the Oort cloud should experience temporary captures in MMR, preferably of the type 1:N, and when evolving inside a MMR and experiencing the KM it can reach regions where the strength of the resonance drops and consequently there is a possibility of being decoupled from the resonance generating by this way a long-lived high-perihelion scattered disk object (HPSDO).

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