Fabrice Thomas & Alessandro Morbidelli (1996)
Links Kozai (Lidov–Kozai) resonance to the long-term dynamics of outer solar system long-period comets.
The work highlights the Lidov–Kozai (Kozai) resonance as a key mechanism shaping the evolution of long-period comets in the outer solar system. By focusing on how this resonance couples inclination and eccentricity, it clarifies routes by which comet orbits can undergo large, periodic changes without close encounters. This helps interpret observed comet orbit distributions and informs models of how comets are transported from distant reservoirs into the planetary region.
Analytical celestial-mechanics modeling of Kozai (Lidov–Kozai) resonant dynamics applied to cometary orbits.
Celestial mechanics of hierarchical three-body dynamics, secular perturbation theory, and basic comet/orbital-element dynamics.