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Eccentricity Excitation and Apsidal Resonance Capture in the Planetary System Upsilon Andromedae
The orbits of the outer two known planets orbiting Upsilon Andromedae are
remarkably eccentric. Planet C possesses an orbital eccentricity of e1 = 0.253.
For the more distant planet D, e2 = 0.308. Previous dynamical analyses strongly
suggest that the two orbits are nearly co-planar and are trapped in an apsidal
resonance in which the difference between their longitudes of periastron
undergoes a bounded oscillation about 0 degrees. Here we elucidate the origin
of these large eccentricities and of the apsidal alignment. Resonant
interactions between a remnant circumstellar disk of gas lying exterior to the
orbits of both planets can smoothly grow e2. Secular interactions between
planets D and C can siphon off the eccentricity of the former to grow that of
the latter. Externally amplifying e2 during the phase of the apsidal
oscillation when e2/e1 is smallest drives the oscillation amplitude towards
zero. Thus, the substantial eccentricity of planet C and the locking of orbital
apsides are both consequences of externally pumping the eccentricity of planet
D over timescales exceeding apsidal precession periods of order 1e4 yr. We
explain why the recently detected stellar companion to Upsilon Andromedae is
largely dynamically decoupled from the planetary system.Comment: accepted to Ap
Thermal and structural modeling of superinsulation
Model permits direct physical measurement of the thermal response of critical components of space telescopes, thus providing flexibility for systems studies and design changes
Linkage information for cysteine and methionine mutants
Linkage information for cysteine and methionine mutant
Thermal and structural modeling of a large aperture space telescope Technical summary report, 22 Jun. - 22 Sep. 1968
Thermal and structural modeling for large aperture space telescop
A second \u27leaky\u27 histidine mutant in linkage group IV
A second \u27leaky\u27 histidine mutant in linkage group I
Spatial synchronization and extinction of species under external forcing
We study the interplay between synchronization and extinction of a species.
Using a general model we show that under a common external forcing, the species
with a quadratic saturation term in the population dynamics first undergoes
spatial synchronization and then extinction, thereby avoiding the rescue
effect. This is because the saturation term reduces the synchronization time
scale but not the extinction time scale. The effect can be observed even when
the external forcing acts only on some locations provided there is a
synchronizing term in the dynamics. Absence of the quadratic saturation term
can help the species to avoid extinction.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
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