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A numerical criterion evaluating the robustness of planetary architectures; applications to the $\upsilon$ Andromed{\ae} system

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2022-06-08 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We revisit the problem of the existence of KAM tori in extrasolar planetary systems. Specifically, we consider the υ\upsilon Andromed{\ae} system, by modelling it with a three-body problem. This preliminary study allows us to introduce a natural way to evaluate the robustness of the planetary orbits, which can be very easily implemented in numerical explorations. We apply our criterion to the problem of the choice of a suitable orbital configuration which exhibits strong stability properties and is compatible with the observational data that are available for the υ\upsilon Andromed{\ae} system itself.

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@article{arxiv.2202.08616,
  title  = {A numerical criterion evaluating the robustness of planetary architectures; applications to the $\upsilon$ Andromed{\ae} system},
  author = {Ugo Locatelli and Chiara Caracciolo and Marco Sansottera and Mara Volpi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.08616},
  year   = {2022}
}