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Stationary solutions to a Vlasov equation for planetary rings

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2013-12-03 v1

Abstract

In this paper we consider a Vlasov or collisionless Boltzmann equation describing the dynamics of planetary rings. We propose a simple physical model, where the particles of the rings move under the gravitational Newtonian potential of two primary bodies. We neglect the gravitational forces between the particles. We use a perturbative technique, which allows to find explicit solutions at the first order and solutions at the second order, solving a set of two linear ordinary differential equations.

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@article{arxiv.1312.0565,
  title  = {Stationary solutions to a Vlasov equation for planetary rings},
  author = {Armando Majorana},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.0565},
  year   = {2013}
}

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12 pages