Tabaré Gallardo et al. (2012)
Survey maps Kozai–Lidov resonant dynamics in trans-Neptunian orbits, clarifying where stable high-inclination protection occurs.
The work surveys how Kozai–Lidov dynamics operates for bodies beyond Neptune, where coupled oscillations of eccentricity and inclination can protect objects from close encounters. By charting where Kozai behavior is expected in trans-Neptunian orbital parameter space, it provides a framework to interpret unusual TNOs with high inclinations or perihelia. This helps connect observed orbital clustering and long-term stability to resonance-driven secular dynamics, informing models of the structure and evolution of the outer Solar System.
A parameter-space survey of Kozai–Lidov secular dynamics for trans-Neptunian test orbits using dynamical/analytical mapping.
Celestial mechanics of secular perturbations and resonance theory, especially Kozai–Lidov cycles in the Solar System context.
Several important conclusions: (1) in the TNO region, 1:N resonances even of high orders can be strong; (2) in fact, captures into MMR + Lidov–Kozai oscillations can explain large deviations or perihelion distances
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