X.- S. Wan & T.- Y. Huang (2007)
Maps Kozai (Lidov–Kozai) resonance behavior for Kuiper Belt orbits, highlighting its role in long-term eccentricity–inclination exchange.
The study examines how the Lidov–Kozai resonance can shape Kuiper Belt object dynamics through coupled oscillations of eccentricity and inclination with associated perihelion precession. By exploring where Kozai-type libration is expected in Kuiper Belt phase space, it clarifies when objects can maintain stable, long-lived configurations versus undergoing large orbital-element variations. This helps interpret the observed distribution of Kuiper Belt orbital architectures and informs dynamical pathways that can protect or destabilize distant small bodies.
Analytical and dynamical exploration of secular (Kozai) resonance structure in Kuiper Belt orbital parameter space.
Celestial mechanics of secular perturbations and Lidov–Kozai resonance applied to trans-Neptunian dynamics.