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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799246603321

Autore

Ferraz-Mello Sylvio

Titolo

Chaotic Dynamics in Planetary Systems / / by Sylvio Ferraz-Mello

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-45816-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 pages)

Collana

Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, , 2366-0090

Disciplina

523.2011857

Soggetti

Astrophysics

Planetary science

System theory

Dynamics

Planetary Science

Complex Systems

Dynamical Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction to Conservative Chaotic Dynamics -- Chapter 2. Asteroidal Resonant Dynamics -- Chapter 3. Planetary Systems. Exoplanets -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The main theme of the book is the presentation of techniques used to identify chaotic behavior in the evolution of conservative mechanical systems and their application to astronomical systems. It results from graduate courses given by the author over the years both at university and at several international summer schools. Along the book surfaces of section, Lyapunov characteristic exponents, frequency maps, MEGNO, dense grid maps, etc., are presented and discussed in connection with the applications. The initial chapter is devoted to the presentation of the main ideas of the chaotic dynamics of conservative systems in plain language so that they can be accessible to a wide range of professionals and students of physical sciences. The applications are mainly related to the motions in the solar system and extrasolar planetary systems. Another chapter is devoted to the applications to asteroids showing how the asteroidal belt is sculpted by chaos and resonances. The contrasting existence of gaps in the



distribution of the asteroids and groups of asteroids in resonances is thoroughly discussed. The interest in applications to planetary systems is growing since the discovery of systems of resonant planets around some stars of the solar neighborhood. Exoplanets added a lot of cases to a problem that was before restricted to the planets of our solar system. The book includes an account of results already existing about compact systems.