Strands and braids in narrow planetary rings: A scattering system approach

Details Strands and braids in narrow planetary rings: A scattering system approach Strands and braids in narrow planetary rings: A scattering system approach

2006-09-22

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609627v2

Cel. Mech. Dyn. Astron. 97 (2007), 49-72

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

22 pages; 16 (low quality) figures, some in color

Scientific paper

10.1007/s10569-006-9051-8

We address the occurrence of narrow planetary rings and some of their structural properties, in particular when the rings are shepherded. We consider the problem as Hamiltonian {\it scattering} of a large number of non-interacting massless point particles in an effective potential. Using the existence of stable motion in scattering regions in this set up, we describe a mechanism in phase space for the occurrence of narrow rings and some consequences in their structure. We illustrate our approach with three examples. We find eccentric narrow rings displaying sharp edges, variable width and the appearance of distinct ring components (strands) which are spatially organized and entangled (braids). We discuss the relevance of our approach for narrow planetary rings.

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