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The Eccentric Frame Decomposition of Central Force Fields
Jared M. Maruskin, Daniel J. Scheeres, Fred C. Adams +1
The rosette-shaped motion of a particle in a central force field is known to be classically solvable by quadratures. We present a new approach of describing and characterizing such…
UV Radiation Fields Produced by Young Embedded Star Clusters
M. Fatuzzo, F. C. Adams
A large fraction of stars form within young embedded clusters, and these environments produce a substantial ultraviolet (UV) background radiation field, which can provide feedback…
Ambipolar Diffusion in Molecular Cloud Cores and the Gravomagneto Catastrophe
Fred C. Adams, Frank H. Shu
This paper re-examines the problem of ambipolar diffusion as a mechanism for the production and runaway evolution of centrally condensed molecular cloud cores, a process that has b…
Orbital Instabilities in a Triaxial Cusp Potential
Fred C. Adams, Anthony M. Bloch, Suzanne C. Butler +2
This paper constructs an analytic form for a triaxial potential that describes the dynamics of a wide variety of astrophysical systems, including the inner portions of dark matter…
Eccentricity evolution of giant planet orbits due to circumstellar disk torques
Althea V. Moorhead, Fred C. Adams
The extrasolar planets discovered to date possess unexpected orbital elements. Most orbit their host stars with larger eccentricities and smaller semi-major axes than similarly siz…
Role of Dynamical Research in the Detection and Characterization of Exoplanets
Eric B. Ford, Fred C. Adams, Phil Armitage +6
(Abridged) The discovery of extrasolar planetary systems revealed an unexpected diversity of planetary systems that has revolutionized planet formation theory. A strong program of…