scholarly journals First-order mean motion resonances in two-planet systems: general analysis and observed systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 482 (1) ◽  
pp. 530-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Terquem ◽  
John C B Papaloizou
2020 ◽  
Vol 640 ◽  
pp. L15
Author(s):  
Ayano Nakajima ◽  
Shigeru Ida ◽  
Yota Ishigaki

Context. Saturn’s mid-sized moons (satellites) have a puzzling orbital configuration with trapping in mean-motion resonances with every-other pairs (Mimas-Tethys 4:2 and Enceladus-Dione 2:1). To reproduce their current orbital configuration on the basis of a recent model of satellite formation from a hypothetical ancient massive ring, adjacent pairs must pass first-order mean-motion resonances without being trapped. Aims. The trapping could be avoided by fast orbital migration and/or excitation of the satellite’s eccentricity caused by gravitational interactions between the satellites and the rings (the disk), which are still unknown. In our research we investigate the satellite orbital evolution due to interactions with the disk through full N-body simulations. Methods. We performed global high-resolution N-body simulations of a self-gravitating particle disk interacting with a single satellite. We used N ∼ 105 particles for the disk. Gravitational forces of all the particles and their inelastic collisions are taken into account. Results. Dense short-wavelength wake structure is created by the disk self-gravity and a few global spiral arms are induced by the satellite. The self-gravity wakes regulate the orbital evolution of the satellite, which has been considered as a disk spreading mechanism, but not as a driver for the orbital evolution. Conclusions. The self-gravity wake torque to the satellite is so effective that the satellite migration is much faster than was predicted with the spiral arm torque. It provides a possible model to avoid the resonance capture of adjacent satellite pairs and establish the current orbital configuration of Saturn’s mid-sized satellites.


Icarus ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 221 (2) ◽  
pp. 624-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Matsumoto ◽  
Makiko Nagasawa ◽  
Shigeru Ida

2021 ◽  
Vol 133 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine C. Petit

AbstractRecent works on three-planet mean motion resonances (MMRs) have highlighted their importance for understanding the details of the dynamics of planet formation and evolution. While the dynamics of two-planet MMRs are well understood and approximately described by a one-degree-of-freedom Hamiltonian, little is known of the exact dynamics of three-body resonances besides the cases of zeroth-order MMRs or when one of the bodies is a test particle. In this work, I propose the first general integrable model for first-order three-planet mean motion resonances. I show that one can generalize the strategy proposed in the two-planet case to obtain a one-degree-of-freedom Hamiltonian. The dynamics of these resonances are governed by the second fundamental model of resonance. The model is valid for any mass ratio between the planets and for every first-order resonance. I show the agreement of the analytical model with numerical simulations. As examples of application, I show how this model could improve our understanding of the capture into MMRs as well as their role in the stability of planetary systems.


1999 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 359-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Knežević ◽  
A. Milani

Mean orbital elements are obtained from their instantaneous, osculating counterparts by removal of the short periodic perturbations. They can be computed by means of different theories, analytical or numerical, depending on the problem and accuracy required. The most advanced contemporary analytical theory (Knežević 1988) accounts only for the perturbing effects due to Jupiter and Saturn, to the first order in their masses and to degree four in eccentricity and inclination. Nevertheless, the mean elements obtained by means of this theory are of satisfactory accuracy for majority of the asteroids in the main belt (Knežević et al. 1988), for the purpose of producing large catalogues of mean and proper elements, to identify asteroid families, to assess their age, to study the dynamical structure of the asteroid belt and chaotic phenomena of diffusion over very long time spans. In the vicinity of the main mean motion resonances, however, especially 2:1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter, these mean elements are of somewhat degraded accuracy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 496 (3) ◽  
pp. 3152-3160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renu Malhotra ◽  
Nan Zhang

ABSTRACT Orbital resonances play an important role in the dynamics of planetary systems. Classical theoretical analyses found in textbooks report that libration widths of first-order mean motion resonances diverge for nearly circular orbits. Here, we examine the nature of this divergence with a non-perturbative analysis of a few first-order resonances interior to a Jupiter-mass planet. We show that a first-order resonance has two branches, the pericentric and the apocentric resonance zone. As the eccentricity approaches zero, the centres of these zones diverge away from the nominal resonance location but their widths shrink. We also report a novel finding of ‘bridges’ between adjacent first-order resonances: at low eccentricities, the apocentric libration zone of a first-order resonance smoothly connects with the pericentric libration zone of the neighbouring first-order resonance. These bridges may facilitate resonant migration across large radial distances in planetary systems, entirely in the low-eccentricity regime.


2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (S310) ◽  
pp. 178-179
Author(s):  
Despoina K. Skoulidou ◽  
Kleomenis Tsiganis ◽  
Harry Varvoglis

AbstractThe problem of the origin of asteroids residing in the Jovian first-order mean motion resonances is still open. Is the observed population survivors of a much larger population formed in the resonance in primordial times? Here, we study the evolution of 182 long-lived asteroids in the 2:1 Mean Motion Resonance, identified in Brož & Vokrouhlické (2008). We numerically integrate their trajectories in two different dynamical models of the solar system: (a) accounting for the gravitational effects of the four giant planets (i.e. 4-pl) and (b) adding the terrestrial planets from Venus to Mars (i.e. 7-pl). We also include an approximate treatment of the Yarkovksy effect (as in Tsiganis et al.2003), assuming appropriate values for the asteroid diameters.


2017 ◽  
Vol 607 ◽  
pp. A35 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Petit ◽  
J. Laskar ◽  
G. Boué

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (2) ◽  
pp. 2732-2739
Author(s):  
Fergus Horrobin ◽  
Hanno Rein

ABSTRACT GJ4276 is an M4.0 dwarf star with an inferred Neptune mass planet from radial velocity (RV) observations. We re-analyse the RV data for this system and focus on the possibility of a second, super-Earth mass, planet. We compute the time-scale for fast resonant librations in the eccentricity to be $\sim \!2000 \, \mathrm{d}$. Given that the observations were taken over $700\, \mathrm{d}$, we expect to see the effect of these librations in the observations. We perform a fully dynamical fit to test this hypothesis. Similar to previous results, we determine that the data could be fit by two planets in a 2:1 mean motion resonance. However, we also find solutions near the 5:4 mean motion resonance that are not present when planet–planet interactions are ignored. Using the mean exponential growth of nearby orbits indicator, we analyse the stability of the system and find that our solutions lie in a stable region of parameter space. We also find that though out-of-resonance solutions are possible, the system favours a configuration that is in a first-order mean motion resonance. The existence of mean motion resonances has important implications in many planet formation theories. Although we do not attempt to distinguish between the one- and two-planet models in this work, in either case, the predicted orbital parameters are interesting enough to merit further study. Future observations should be able to distinguish between the different scenarios within the next 5 yr.


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