Gravitational Ionization: A Chaotic Net in the Kepler System
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-28 v1
Abstract
The long term nonlinear dynamics of a Keplerian binary system under the combined influences of gravitational radiation damping and external tidal perturbations is analyzed. Gravitational radiation reaction leads the binary system towards eventual collapse, while the external periodic perturbations could lead to the ionization of the system via Arnold diffusion. When these two opposing tendencies nearly balance each other, interesting chaotic behavior occurs that is briefly studied in this paper. It is possible to show that periodic orbits can exist in this system for sufficiently small damping. Moreover, we employ the method of averaging to investigate the phenomenon of capture into resonance.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9608054,
title = {Gravitational Ionization: A Chaotic Net in the Kepler System},
author = {Carmen Chicone and Bahram Mashhoon and David Retzloff},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9608054},
year = {2009}
}
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