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Secular Resonance Maps

Zoran Knežević (2022)

Published
Dec 1, 2022
Journal
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union · Vol. 18 · No. S382
DOI
10.1017/S1743921323003885

At a GlanceAI

First systematic catalog of up-to-6-degree secular resonance combinations and guidance for mapping resonance lines in asteroid space.

SummaryAI

The paper extends existing secular-resonance theory by providing, for the first time, a systematically derived comprehensive list of secular resonances involving six frequencies (rates of perihelia/nodes and planetary fundamental frequencies). It also frames how plotting resonant lines in proper-element or secular-frequency space can be used to identify which resonances drive large long-period variations in asteroid orbits. This mapping approach helps connect specific resonances to asteroid-family interactions and to boundaries between dynamically distinct regions where resonances can deplete or disturb populations.

Method SnapshotAI

Systematic theoretical derivation of resonance frequency combinations, coupled with resonance-line mapping in proper-element/secular-frequency space.

BackgroundAI

Celestial mechanics of asteroid proper elements and secular perturbation theory (perihelion/node precession and planetary fundamental frequencies).

Complete list of secular resonances by order with unified notation

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