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Scattered Disk Dynamics: The Mapping Approach
Sam Hadden, Scott Tremaine
We derive, and discuss the properties of, a symplectic map for the dynamics of bodies on nearly parabolic orbits. The orbits are perturbed by a planet on a circular, coplanar orbit…
The Hamiltonian for von Zeipel-Lidov-Kozai oscillations
Scott Tremaine
The Hamiltonian used in classical analyses of von Zeipel-Lidov-Kozai or ZLK oscillations in hierarchical triple systems is based on the quadrupole potential from a distant body on…
Vertical motion in the Galactic disc: unwinding the Snail
Neige Frankel, Jo Bovy, Scott Tremaine +1
The distribution of stars in the Milky Way disc shows a spiral structure--the Snail--in the space of velocity and position normal to the Galactic mid-plane. The Snail appears as st…
The origin and fate of the Gaia phase-space snail
Scott Tremaine, Neige Frankel, Jo Bovy
The Gaia snail is a spiral feature in the distribution of solar-neighbourhood stars in position and velocity normal to the Galactic midplane. The snail probably arises from phase m…
A Criterion for the Onset of Chaos in Compact, Eccentric Multiplanet Systems
Daniel Tamayo, Norman Murray, Scott Tremaine +1
We derive a semi-analytic criterion for the presence of chaos in compact, eccentric multiplanet systems. Beyond a minimum semimajor-axis separation, below which the dynamics are ch…
Thermal equilibrium of an ideal gas in a free-floating box
Scott Tremaine, Bence Kocsis, Abraham Loeb
The equilibrium and fluctuations of an ideal gas in a rigid container are studied by every student of statistical mechanics. Here we study the less well-known case when the box is…