Spin-orbit coupling in the solar system

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dc.contributor.advisorLlave, Rafael de laen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGonzalez, Oscar, 1968-en
dc.creatorMarsh, Jasmina Pozderacen
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-03T21:02:13Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:19:37Z
dc.date.available2009-09-03T21:02:13Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:19:37Z
dc.date.issued2009-05en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThe existence of the exact commensurability between the periods of rotation and revolution of a satellite orbiting a planet is not a rare phenomenon in the Solar system. In fact, there are several examples of such resonances with the Earth-Moon system being the most familiar example of a 1:1 (synchronous) resonance. In this report, I will discuss the questions of stability of five resonant systems (Moon – Earth, Enceladus - Saturn, Dione - Saturn, Rhea – Saturn, and Mercury – Sun (the only non – synchronous resonance among the evolved spin – orbit resonances in the Solar system). Several authors have investigated the stability of spin-orbit resonances, and, in this report, I will concentrate on the two most recent investigations.en
dc.description.departmentMathematicsen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-05-102en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectstabilityen
dc.subjectresonanceen
dc.subjectsolar systemen
dc.subjectspin-orbit problemen
dc.titleSpin-orbit coupling in the solar systemen
dc.type.genreThesisen

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