Miranda and Umbriel have passed through the 3 : 1 mean-motion commensurability if the specific dissipation function (Q) of Uranus is less than about 39,000. There are three second-order inclination resonances associated with this commensurability. Temporary capture into either of the resonances involving the orbital inclination of Miranda can account for the anomalously high (--4*) current incl...

Analytical buckling models are important for down-hole operations to ensure the structural integrity of the drill string. A literature survey shows that most published analytical buckling models do not address the effects of inclination angle, boundary conditions or friction. The objective of this paper is to study the effects of boundary conditions, friction and angular inclination on the heli...

The Lidov-Kozai mechanism (Kozai 1962; Lidov 1962) allows a body to periodically exchange its eccentricity with inclination. It was first discussed in the framework of the quadrupolar secular restricted three-body problem, where the massless particle is the inner body, and later extended to the quadrupolar secular nonrestricted three body problem (Harrington 1969; Lidov & Ziglin 1976; Ferrer & ...

We have obtained infrared photometry for the soft x-ray transient GU Mus. We present J and Ks band light curves modeled with WD98, the newest version of the Wilson-Devinney light curve modeling code. Using detailed models for the expected ellipsoidal variations due to the non-spherical secondary star, we show that the most likely value for the orbital inclination is 54±1.5. This inclination ang...