Eccentricity pumping of a planet on an inclined orbit by a disc
In this paper, we show that the eccentricity of a planet on an inclined orbit with respect to a disc can be pumped up to high values by the gravitational potential of the disc, even when the orbit of the planet crosses the disc plane. This process is an extension of the Kozai effect. If the orbit of...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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