Published December 1986
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Journal Article
Nonlinear Density Waves in Planetary Rings
Chicago
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Abstract
We discuss the steady-state structure of the nonlinear density waves generated in a planetary ring at the Lindblad resonances of a satellite. We show that strong density waves lead to an enhancement of the background surface density in the wave zone.
Additional Information
© 1986 Academic Press, Inc. Received March 31, 1986; revised July 28, 1986. This research was supported by grants from ATP Planétologie 1984 and 1985, by NSF Grants AST-8521033 and AST-8412365, by NASA Grant NGL-05-002-003, and by an operating grant from NSERC.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 37236
- DOI
- 10.1016/0019-1035(86)90054-0
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20130301-104357332
- ATP Planétologie 1984
- ATP Planétologie 1985
- NSF
- AST-8521033
- NSF
- AST-8412365
- NASA
- NGL-05-002-003
- NSERC
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences (GPS)