On the formation and stability of Uranus' rings

Details On the formation and stability of Uranus' rings On the formation and stability of Uranus' rings

Feb 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980m%26p....22..103f&link_type=abstract

(Laboratorio di Astrofisica Spaziale di Frascati, European Workshop on Planetary Sciences, Rome, Italy, Apr. 23-27, 1979.) Moon

Other

1

Gravitational Effects, Planetary Evolution, Planetology, Uranus Rings, Astronomical Models, Dynamic Stability, Planetary Gravitation, Precession

Scientific paper

The stability of the present configuration of Uranus' rings is discussed, and a possible global model for their formation and evolution is proposed. A ring mass assuring the stability of the epsilon-ring against differential precession is derived and shown to be consistent with that obtained by Goldreich and Tremaine (1979). The long-term stability of the rings against collisional broadening is discussed, and it is shown that the assumption of confinement due only to self-gravitation requires an unacceptably high ring mass, leading to the suggestion that some other confining mechanism is at work. A possible scenario for the origin of the ring system as a result of the tidal break-up of a satellite within the Roche limit is then described.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

On the formation and stability of Uranus' rings 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 On the formation and stability of Uranus' rings, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and On the formation and stability of Uranus' rings will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1621465