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Solar System
About: Solar System is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 9795 publications have been published within this topic receiving 307057 citations. The topic is also known as: solar system & planetary house.
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TL;DR: Protostars and Planets VI brings together more than 250 contributing authors at the forefront of their field, conveying the latest results in this research area and establishing a new foundation for advancing our understanding of stellar and planetary formation as mentioned in this paper.
4,461 citations
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01 Jan 1999TL;DR: In this paper, the two-body problem and the restricted three body problem are considered. And the disturbing function is extended to include the spin-orbit coupling and the resonance perturbations.
Abstract: Preface 1 Structure of the solar system 2 The two-body problem 3 The restricted three-body problem 4 Tides, rotation and shape 5 Spin-orbit coupling 6 The disturbing function 7 Secular perturbations 8 Resonant perturbations 9 Chaos and long-term evolution 10 Planetary rings Appendix A Solar system data Appendix B Expansion of the disturbing function Index
2,383 citations
01 Jan 1999
TL;DR: In this paper, the two-body problem and the restricted three body problem are considered. But the disturbing function is defined as a special case of the two body problem and is not considered in this paper.
Abstract: Preface 1. Structure of the solar system 2. The two-body problem 3. The restricted three-body problem 4. Tides, rotation and shape 5. Spin-orbit coupling 6. The disturbing function 7. Secular perturbations 8. Resonant perturbations 9. Chaos and long-term evolution 10. Planetary rings Appendix A. Solar system data Appendix B. Expansion of the disturbing function Index.
2,132 citations
TL;DR: This model not only naturally explains the Late Heavy Bombardment, but also reproduces the observational constraints of the outer Solar System.
Abstract: The petrology record on the Moon suggests that a cataclysmic spike in the cratering rate occurred approximately 700 million years after the planets formed; this event is known as the Late Heavy Bombardment (LHB). Planetary formation theories cannot naturally account for an intense period of planetesimal bombardment so late in Solar System history. Several models have been proposed to explain a late impact spike, but none of them has been set within a self-consistent framework of Solar System evolution. Here we propose that the LHB was triggered by the rapid migration of the giant planets, which occurred after a long quiescent period. During this burst of migration, the planetesimal disk outside the orbits of the planets was destabilized, causing a sudden massive delivery of planetesimals to the inner Solar System. The asteroid belt was also strongly perturbed, with these objects supplying a significant fraction of the LHB impactors in accordance with recent geochemical evidence. Our model not only naturally explains the LHB, but also reproduces the observational constraints of the outer Solar System.
1,686 citations
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01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: Protostars and Planets V as mentioned in this paper provides a detailed and up-to-date picture of star and planet formation, including the formation and early evolution of our own solar system.
Abstract: The ever-increasing number of discoveries of new planets beyond our solar system is invigorating the quest for new knowledge and understanding of the birth of stars and planets. "Protostars and Planets V" builds on the latest results from recent advances in ground and space-based astronomy and in numerical computing techniques to offer the most detailed and up-to-date picture of star and planet formation - including the formation and early evolution of our own solar system. This is an indispensable resource for anyone with an interest in astronomy, planetary science, the study of meteorites, and the history of the universe.
1,672 citations