Planetary rings with shepherds

DOI10.1142/9789812792099_0002MaRDI QIDQ2724622zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors L. Benet, T. H. Seligman

Publication date 2000

Published in Hamiltonian Systems and Celestial Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812792099_0002

zbMATH Keywords

billiard scattering modelbraidsEpsilon ring of Uranusreduced four-body problemring erosionring formationSaturn's F ringstable orbitssymmetric periodic orbits

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

(n)-body problems (70F10) Celestial mechanics (70F15)

Review text

The authors consider a system of planetary rings with shepherd satellites as a reduced four-body problem, neglecting the interaction between ring particles. The authors also use a billiard scattering model consisting of two rotating discs in the context of formation of planetary rings. The arrangement of symmetric periodic and stable orbits is found. In the space they lead to the appearance of patterns similar to planetary rings. The model includes mechanisms which may destroy some of the rings. These erosion processes are discussed to explain the existence of a finite number of braids in Saturn's F ring, and the absence of observed braids in Epsilon ring of Uranus.NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 0958.00039].

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