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Mean-motion resonances in the Solar system
A curated collection of essential papers on mean-motion resonances in the asteroid belt, TNO, and beyond.
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Evgeny Smirnov
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Three-Body Mean Motion Resonances and the Chaotic Structure of the Asteroid Belt
D. Nesvorný & A. Morbidelli (1998)
- Published
- Dec 1, 1998
- Journal
- The Astronomical Journal · Vol. 116 · No. 6
- DOI
- 10.1086/300632
At a Glance
First discovery of the presence of three-body MMRs in the main belt
Summary
The manuscript reveals that there are not only two-body but also three-body MMRs in the main belt. The authors found several asteroids (e.g., 490 Veritas) trapped in 5J-2S-2 with Jupiter and Saturn. Three-body MMRs are much more populated in the main belt compared to the two-body because of the number of possible linear combinations of integers. Also, the paper introduces a method to identify a resonance, though some details could stay unknown (for the method I recommend reading a more focused paper).
Method Snapshot
numerical integration and visual inspection
A fundamental paper revealing the presence of 3-body MMRs in the main belt and its large number
— ES