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Orbital determination and dynamics of resonant extrasolar planetary systems
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 October 2007
Abstract
In this communication we review some properties and applications of mean-motion resonances in extrasolar planetary systems, with particular emphasis on the 2/1 commensurability. A first part is devoted to the dynamical structure of the 2/1 resonance, including (but not restricted to) the so-called apsidal corotations. In a second part we discuss the orbital evolution of resonant systems under the effects of non-conservative forces. Special attention is given to the use of apsidal corotations as markers of largescale orbital decay, possibly due to disk-planet interactions in primordial times. Finally, we analyze the interplay between dynamical analysis and orbital fitting. Using the HD82943 planetary system as an example, we discuss: (i) up to what point present orbital fits allow us to distinguish between different resonant configurations, and (ii) in what ways may the dynamical structure of resonances be used as a complementary part of the orbital fitting process.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S249: Exoplanets: Detection, Formation and Dynamics , October 2007 , pp. 427 - 440
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008
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