2017A&A...607A..35P -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 607A, 35-35 (2017/11-1)
AMD-stability in the presence of first-order mean motion resonances.
PETIT A.C., LASKAR J. and BOUE G.
Abstract (from CDS):
The angular momentum deficit (AMD)-stability criterion allows to discriminate between a priori stable planetary systems and systems for which the stability is not granted and needs further investigations. AMD-stability is based on the conservation of the AMD in the averaged system at all orders of averaging. While the AMD criterion is rigorous, the conservation of the AMD is only granted in absence of mean-motion resonances (MMR). Here we extend the AMD-stability criterion to take into account mean-motion resonances, and more specifically the overlap of first-order MMR. If the MMR islands overlap, the system will experience generalized chaos leading to instability. The Hamiltonian of two massive planets on coplanar quasi-circular orbits can be reduced to an integrable one degree of freedom problem for period ratios close to a first-order MMR. We use the reduced Hamiltonian to derive a new overlap criterion for first-order MMR. This stability criterion unifies the previous criteria proposed in the literature and admits the criteria obtained for initially circular and eccentric orbits as limit cases. We then improve the definition of AMD-stability to take into account the short term chaos generated by MMR overlap. We analyze the outcome of this improved definition of AMD-stability on selected multi-planet systems from the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.
Abstract Copyright:
© ESO, 2017
Journal keyword(s):
celestial mechanics - planets and satellites: general - planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability - planets and satellites: atmospheres - planets and satellites: atmospheres
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