Chaos and secular variations of planar orbits in 2:1 resonance with Dione

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Chaos, Dione, Orbit Calculation, Orbital Resonances (Celestial Mechanics), Planetary Orbits, Resonance, Secular Variations, Differential Equations, Eccentric Orbits, Euler-Lagrange Equation, Saturn (Planet), Time Dependence, Saturn, Satellites, Dione, Resonance, Astronomy, Orbits, Calculations, Models, Perturbations, Eccentricity, Numerical Methods, Energy, Periods, Evolution, Procedure, Techniques, Celestial Mechanics, Time Scale, Motion, Enceladus, Parameters

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In the first part of the paper the authors derive the secular equations for planar satellite orbits in 2:1 resonance with Dione. A simplified model of the perturbing function R is used taking into account the secular, long periodic and critical terms of lower degrees in the eccentricities; the J2 term of Saturn has also been included. The authors end up with four first order differential equations integrated in numerical experiments with a Lie series integration method. In the second part they study the secular evolution of planar satellite orbits in the first order resonance (2:1) with Dione. The elliptic orbit of Dione leads to the rise of a region of chaotic motions in the transition region between libration and circulations. The integrations were performed over periods reaching up to 2×104years or 4 million periods of a typical satellite in 2:1 resonance with Dione. The secular variations of the satellite eccentricity are given as functions of time and are comparable to phenomena in asteroidal motions in resonance with Jupiter.

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