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On the secular motion of the jovian planets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

M. Ghil ,
F. Varadi  and
W. M. Kaula
M. Ghil
Affiliation:
IGPP, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
F. Varadi
Affiliation:
IGPP, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
W. M. Kaula
Affiliation:
IGPP, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567

Abstract

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The motion of the Jovian planets is investigated using Hamiltonian perturbation theory and numerical integrations. Experiments varying the mass of Neptune exhibit 1:1 secular resonance between the perihelion motions of Jupiter and Uranus.

Type
Part II - Planets and Moon: Theory and Ephemerides
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 172: Dynamics, Ephemerides and Astrometry of the Solar System , 1996 , pp. 57 - 60
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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