Spatial structure and coherent motion in dense planetary rings induced by self-gravitational instability
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Spatial Structure and Coherent Motion in Dense Planetary Rings Induced by Self-Gravitational Instability
We investigate the formation of spatial structure in dense, self-gravitating particle systems such as Saturn’s B-ring through local N -body simulations to clarify the intrinsic physics based on individual particle motion. In such a system, Salo (1995) showed that the formation of spatial structure such as wake-like structure and particle grouping (clump) arises spontaneously due to gravitationa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Earth, Planets and Space
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1880-5981
DOI: 10.1186/bf03351594