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