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Expert reviews and annotations of scientific papers.

Long-term dynamics beyond Neptune: secular models to study the regular motions

Melaine Saillenfest et al. (2016). Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Long-term orbital dynamics of trans-Neptunian objects

Melaine Saillenfest (2020). Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

An extensive review of classical and modern theoretical results on von Zeipel–Lidov–Kozai resonances. If you need analysis, it’s here.

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Resonances in the Neptune-Pluto System

J. G. Williams & G. S. Benson (1971). The Astronomical Journal

A fundamental work showing that Pluto is protected from close encounters by the 3:2 mean-motion resonance with Neptune and von Zeipel–Lidov–Kozai resonance.

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An exploration of the Kozai resonance in the Kuiper Belt

X.- S. Wan & T.- Y. Huang (2007). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

CAPTURE OF TRANS-NEPTUNIAN PLANETESIMALS IN THE MAIN ASTEROID BELT

David Vokrouhlický et al. (2016). The Astronomical Journal

The Kozai resonance in the outer solar system and the dynamics of long-period comets

Fabrice Thomas & Alessandro Morbidelli (1996). Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy

The eccentric Kozai–Lidov effect as a resonance phenomenon

Vladislav V. Sidorenko (2017). Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Explanation of why the Lidov–Kozai effect is a real resonance (see also Shevchenko’s book)

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The Lidov-Kozai Effect - Applications in Exoplanet Research and Dynamical Astronomy

Ivan I. Shevchenko (2017). Astrophysics and Space Science Library

Practically the only book devoted to the von Zeipel–Lidov–Kozai resonance. An excellent starting point and a go-to reference for those studying the phenomenon.

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A fundamental analytical work revealing the Lidov–Kozai effect in the dynamics of satellites

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The Lidov-Kozai resonance at different scales

Anne-Sophie Libert (2019). Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

The Eccentric Kozai-Lidov Effect and Its Applications

Smadar Naoz (2016). Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Resonant mechanisms that produce near-Sun asteroids

Athanasia Toliou & Mikael Granvik (2023). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

THE ECCENTRIC KOZAI MECHANISM FOR A TEST PARTICLE

Yoram Lithwick & Smadar Naoz (2011). The Astrophysical Journal

General solution of the Kozai mechanism

Hiroshi Kinoshita & Hiroshi Nakai (2007). Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Libration of Pluto’s argument of perihelion and the role of the major planets

Takashi Ito & Renu Malhotra (2025). Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Although Pluto is far from Jupiter and Saturn, its long-term dynamics are substantially “tied” to all the major planets. An excellent theoretical study.

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Kozai-Lidov mechanism inside retrograde mean motion resonances

Yukun Huang et al. (2018). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Numerical-analytical study of retrograde resonances in TNOs.

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Dynamical evolution of triple stars

R. S. Harrington (1968). The Astronomical Journal

Nice application of von Zeipel method to triple stars.

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On The Origin of The High-Perihelion Scattered Disk: The Role of The Kozai Mechanism And Mean Motion Resonances

Rodney S. Gomes et al. (2005). Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

A pioneering work showing the mechanism for activating Lidov–Kozai oscillations upon capture into a mean-motion resonance (in fact, in the TNO region all asteroids in the ZLKR will also be in an MMR).

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Survey of Kozai dynamics beyond Neptune

Tabaré Gallardo et al. (2012). Icarus

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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Following Gomes, Gallardo showed that most likely all asteroids in the ZLKR will also be in MMR, and also showed that even high-order 1:N MMRs (which are strong in the TNO) can be “populated” by asteroids.

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Secular Evolution of Hierarchical Triple Star Systems

Eric B. Ford et al. (2000). The Astrophysical Journal

Near-Sun asteroids

V. V. Emel’yanenko (2017). Solar System Research

A Disk of Scattered Icy Objects and the Origin of Jupiter-Family Comets

Martin J. Duncan & Harold F. Levison (1997). Science

Postperihelion Cometary Activity on the Outer Main-belt Asteroid 2005 XR<sub>132</sub>

Yu-Chi 宇棋 Cheng 鄭 et al. (2024). The Planetary Science Journal

An interesting paper that shows how von Zeipel-Lidov–Kozai inside MMRs 2N-5 and 1N-3 plus residual migration can fossilize detached TNOs.

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Timescales of Kozai–Lidov oscillations at quadrupole and octupole order in the test particle limit

J. M. O. Antognini (2015). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The Psychology of Life Stories

Dan P. McAdams (2001). Review of General Psychology

The main theoretical work on the concepts of narrative identity and coherence.

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The nature of narrative coherence: An empirical approach

Jonathan M. Adler et al. (2018). Journal of Research in Personality

An excellent comparison of how 3 different systems (McAdams-personality, Reese-developmental, Lysaker-clinical) measure supposedly the same construct, but in fact its aspects. Moral: they need to be integrated; one system is not enough.

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And this study confirms the link between coherence and well-being (in the case of a life story). Among the drawbacks — it was conducted on students.

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For me, the interesting takeaway here is that the more normative events there are in life, the more stable the life story is, and, therefore, in a certain sense, the higher the well-being. In general, it’s useful “not to stick your neck out.”

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A very interesting longitudinal study (which is rare) of agency & coherence in the context of psychotherapy. There is a correlation between well-being and agency (positive), but there is none at all with coherence. This is very strange and therefore deserves further study.

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A review synthesizing several different works by Habermas et al. Useful to get acquainted as a starting point on these authors.

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Autobiographical reasoning: Arguing and narrating from a biographical perspective

Tilmann Habermas (2011). New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

A conceptual mechanism of autobiographical reasoning is proposed, linking events to identity through coherence.

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Coherence of Personal Narratives Across the Lifespan: A Multidimensional Model and Coding Method

Elaine Reese et al. (2011). Journal of Cognition and Development

An interesting attempt to operationalize the coding of narrative coherence through different levels. The article is useful for understanding the development of the topic. There is a pretty good overview of previous research (although selective).

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Life Story Coherence and its Relation to Psychological Well-Being

Dana Royce Baerger & Dan P. McAdams (1999). Narrative Inquiry

One of the first operationalizations of coherence in life stories across 4 domains (orientation, structure, affect, integration). And yes, a coherent life story leads to well-being.

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The Problem of Narrative Coherence

Dan P. Mcadams (2006). Journal of Constructivist Psychology

Three important coherence criteria are introduced: causal explanation, richness of experience, socially valued action.

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The Life Story Schema

Susan Bluck & Tilmann Habermas (2000). Motivation and Emotion

Together with the previous ones, they form the overall framework of the cognitive schema of the life story and the role of coherence within it.

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Getting a life: The emergence of the life story in adolescence.

Tilmann Habermas & Susan Bluck (2000). Psychological Bulletin

The main work, in my view, is splitting coherence into domains. It’s important for understanding that different coherences are needed for the narrative to look plausible.

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A key work for understanding how and why people explain their life stories. The author works in a social context, so it’s useful specifically in a social, not a personality, context.

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The best example in the selection! The article that claimed the crisis had been overcome had to be retracted due to doubts about the data and analysis :)

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Reproducibility of Published Meta-Analyses on Clinical-Psychological Interventions

Rubén López-Nicolás et al. (2024). Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science

The authors rightly note that the key problem is the lack of access to the original raw data, plus the fact that if a paper says “data upon request,” it usually means “no.” I agree 100%.

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An alternative view of the results of the previous article (Kvarven et al. (2019)): that it’s not the meta-analyses that are to blame, but something else. Useful for general context and variety.

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A good idea is to compare the conclusions from meta-analyses with the results of replication studies conducted by independent laboratories. The outcome, I suppose, is clear to you...

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