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We analyze the dynamics of individual kilometer-size planetesimals in circumstellar orbits of a tight binary system. We include both the gravitational perturbations of the secondary star and a non-linear gas drag stemming from an eccentric…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 C. Beauge , A. M. Leiva , N. Haghighipour , J. Correa Otto

We present techniques for long-term, stable, and accurate evolutions of multiple-black-hole spacetimes using the `moving puncture' approach with fourth- and eighth-order finite difference stencils. We use these techniques to explore…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Carlos O. Lousto , Yosef Zlochower

We present the first fully relativistic longterm numerical evolutions of three equal-mass black holes in a system consisting of a third black hole in a close orbit about a black-hole binary. We find that these close-three-black-hole systems…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Manuela Campanelli , Carlos O. Lousto , Yosef Zlochower

Observations of exoplanets over the last two decades have revealed a new class of Jupiter-size planets with orbital periods of a few days, the so-called "hot Jupiters". Recent measurements using the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect have shown…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Jean Teyssandier , Smadar Naoz , Ian M. Lizarraga , Frederic A. Rasio

We introduce a quasi-periodic restricted Hamiltonian to describe the secular motion of a small-mass planet in a multi-planetary system. In particular, we refer to the motion of $\upsilon$-And $b$ which is the innermost planet among those…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-19 Rita Mastroianni , Ugo Locatelli

At least $70\%$ of massive OBA-type stars reside in binary or higher-order systems. The dynamical evolution of these systems can lend insight into the origins of extreme phenomena such as X-ray binaries and gravitational wave sources. In…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-17 Sanaea C. Rose , Smadar Naoz , Aaron M. Geller

We use a secular model to describe the non-resonant dynamics of trans-Neptunian objects in the presence of an external ten-earth-mass perturber. The secular dynamics is analogous to an "eccentric Kozai mechanism" but with both an inner…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-07-06 Melaine Saillenfest , Marc Fouchard , Giacomo Tommei , Giovanni B. Valsecchi

We study the dynamics of planetary systems with two planets moving in the same plane, when frictional forces act on the two planets, in addition to the gravitational forces. The model of the general three-body problem is used. Different…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 J. D. Hadjidemetriou , G. Voyatzis

Binary-star exoplanetary systems are now known to be common, for both wide and close binaries. However, their orbital evolution is generally unsolvable. Special cases of the N-body problem which are in fact completely solvable include…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-07 Dimitri Veras

Aim. The eccentric von Zeipel-Lidov-Kozai (ZLK) effect is widely used to explain dynamical phenomena in varieties of astrophysical systems. The purpose of this work is to make clear the dynamical essence of the eccentric ZLK effect by…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-14 Hanlun Lei , Yan-Xiang Gong

The body of work presented here revolves around the investigation of the existence and nature of extra-solar planetary systems. The fitting of stellar radial velocity time series data is attempted by constructing a model to quantify the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-13 Gur Windmiller , Don Short , Jerome Orosz

The dynamical structure of the Kuiper belt can be used as a clue to the formation and evolution of the Solar System, planetary systems in general, and Neptune's early orbital history in particular. The problem is best addressed by forward…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-03 David Nesvorny

We explore the evolution of a giant planet that interacts with a circumbinary disc that orbits a misaligned binary by means of analytic models and hydrodynamical simulations. Planet-disc interactions lead to mutual tilt oscillations between…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-10 Rebecca G. Martin , Stephen H. Lubow

The order and chaos of the motion near equilibrium points in the potential of a rotating highly irregular-shaped celestial body are investigated from point of view of the dynamical system theory. The positions of the non-degenerate…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-10 Yu Jiang , Hexi Baoyin , Xianyu Wang , Yang Yu , Hengnian Li , Chao Peng , Zhibin Zhang

We study the secular effects in the motion of an asteroid with negligible mass in a spatial restricted elliptic three body problem with arbitrary inclination. Averaging over mean anomalies of the asteroid and the planet are applied to…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-09-20 Xiumin Huang , Yan Luo , Kaicheng Sheng , Yiru Ye

The double-averaging (DA) approximation is widely employed as the standard technique in studying the secular evolution of the hierarchical three-body system. We show that effects stemmed from the short-timescale oscillations ignored by DA…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-05 Liantong Luo , Boaz Katz , Subo Dong

The stellar spin orientation relative to the orbital planes of multiplanet systems are becoming accessible to observations. Here, we analyze and classify different types of spin-orbit evolution in compact multiplanet systems perturbed by an…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Gwenaël Boué , Daniel Fabrycky

We study the tidal disruption of binaries by a massive point mass (e.g. the black hole at the Galactic center), and we discuss how the ejection and capture preference between unequal-mass binary members depends on which orbit they approach…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Shiho Kobayashi , Yanir Hainick , Re'em Sari , Elena M. Rossi

Tight Triple Systems have stars in a hierarchical configuration with a third star orbiting the inner binary with a period of fewer than 1000 days. Such systems are important for understanding the formation and evolution of stars in multiple…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-13 Ayush Moharana , K. G. Helminiak , F. Marcadon , T. Pawar , M. Konacki

Despite the huge number of research into the three-body problem in physics and mathematics, the study of this problem still remains relevant both from the point of view of its broad application and taking into account its fundamental…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-10-08 A. S. Gevorkyan , A. V. Bogdanov , V. V. Mareev