Planetary orbital equations in externally-perturbed systems: position and velocity-dependent forces

DOI10.1007/S10569-012-9455-6zbMATH Open1266.70041arXiv1210.6658OpenAlexW3102055648MaRDI QIDQ2376771FDOQ2376771

Authors: Dimitri Veras, N. Wyn Evans 

Publication date: 24 June 2013

Published in: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The increasing number and variety of extrasolar planets illustrates the importance of characterizing planetary perturbations. Planetary orbits are typically described by physically intuitive orbital elements. Here, we explicitly express the equations of motion of the unaveraged perturbed two-body problem in terms of planetary orbital elements by using a generalized form of Gauss' equations. We consider a varied set of position and velocity-dependent perturbations, and also derive relevant specific cases of the equations: when they are averaged over fast variables (the "adiabatic" approximation), and in the prograde and retrograde planar cases. In each instance, we delineate the properties of the equations. As brief demonstrations of potential applications, we consider the effect of Galactic tides. We measure the effect on the widest-known exoplanet orbit, Sedna-like objects, and distant scattered disk objects, particularly with regard to where the adiabatic approximation breaks down. The Mathematica code which can help derive the equations is freely available upon request.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1210.6658

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zbMATH Keywords

perturbation methodsplanetary systemsadiabatic approximationcomputer methodscomets and meteorsgalactic tides

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Celestial mechanics (70F15) General perturbation schemes for nonlinear problems in mechanics (70K60) Systems with slow and fast motions for nonlinear problems in mechanics (70K70) Adiabatic invariants for problems in Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics (70H11)

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• A Celestial Cubic
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Uses Software

• Mathematica

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