Orbital evolution of a planet on an inclined orbit interacting with a disc
We study the dynamics of a planet on an orbit inclined with respect to a disc. If the initial inclination of the orbit is larger than some critical value, the gravitational force exerted by the disc on the planet leads to a Kozai cycle in which the eccentricity of the orbit is pumped up to large val...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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