The Drag Induced Resonant Capture for Kuiper Belt Objects
arXiv:astro-ph/0410426 · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08504.x
Abstract
It has been an interesting question that why there are one-third of Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) trapped into the 3:2 resonance but, in contrast, only several KBOs are claimed to be associated with the 2:1 resonance. In a model proposed by Zhou et al. (2002), the stochastic outward migration of the Neptune could reduce the number of particles in the 2:1 resonance and thus the objects in the 3:2 resonance become more distinct. As a complementary study, we investigate the effect of proto-stellar discs on the resonance capture. Our results show that the gaseous drag of a proto-stellar disc can trap KBOs into the 3:2 resonance rather easily. In addition, no objects are captured into the 2:1 resonance in our simulation.
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