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The spin-orbit resonances of the Solar system: A mathematical treatment matching physical data

Dynamical Systems 2015-06-18 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Abstract

In the mathematical framework of a restricted, slightly dissipative spin-orbit model, we prove the existence of periodic orbits for astronomical parameter values corresponding to all satellites of the Solar system observed in exact spin-orbit resonance.

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@article{arxiv.1312.7544,
  title  = {The spin-orbit resonances of the Solar system: A mathematical treatment matching physical data},
  author = {Francesco Antognini and Luigi Chierchia and Luca Biasco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.7544},
  year   = {2015}
}