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A simple position probability density formulation is presented for the motion of a particle in a spherically symmetric potential. The approach provides an alternative to Newtonian methods for presentation in an elementary course, and…

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Synergies between self-force theory and other approaches to the gravitational two-body problem have traditionally relied on calculations of gauge-invariant observables as functions of orbital frequencies. However, in self-force theory one…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-26 David Trestini , Zachary Nasipak , Adam Pound

We consider the dynamics of a small trojan companion of a hypothetical giant exoplanet under the secular perturbations of additional planets. By a suitable choice of action-angle variables, the problem is amenable to the study of the slow…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-15 C. Efthymiopoulos , R. I. Paez

The quantization of a constant of motion for the harmonic oscillator with a time-explicitly depending external force is carried out. This quantization approach is compared with the normal Hamiltonian quantization approach. Numerical results…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 G. Lopez

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

This article describes use of Mathcad mathematical package to solve problem of the motion of two, three and four material points under the influence of gravitational forces on the planar motion and in three-dimensional space. The limits of…

Popular Physics · Physics 2015-04-30 Valery Ochkov , Katarina Pisačić

We investigate the secular dynamics of a planetary system composed of the parent star and two massive planets in mutually inclined orbits. The dynamics are investigated in wide ranges of semi-major axes ratios (0.1-0.667), and planetary…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Cezary Migaszewski , Krzysztof Gozdziewski

In this paper we prove a Nekhoroshev type theorem for perturbations of Hamiltonians describing a particle subject to the force due to a central potential. Precisely, we prove that under an explicit condition on the potential, the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-03-08 Dario Bambusi , Alessandra Fuse'

We developed a Keplerian-based Hamiltonian splitting for solving the gravitational $N$-body problem. This splitting allows us to approximate the solution of a general $N$-body problem by a composition of multiple, independently evolved…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 G. Gonçalves Ferrari , T. Boekholt , S. F. Portegies Zwart

Compact binaries consisting of neutron stars / black holes on eccentric orbit undergo a perturbed Keplerian motion. The perturbations are either of relativistic origin or are related to the spin, mass quadrupole and magnetic dipole moments…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-16 Zoltán Keresztes , Balázs Mikóczi , László Á. Gergely

The accelerated Kepler problem is obtained by adding a constant acceleration to the classical two-body Kepler problem. This setting models the dynamics of a jet-sustaining accretion disk and its content of forming planets as the disk loses…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Fathi Namouni , Massimiliano Guzzo

Relativistic secular perturbation theory has ignited significant interest in uncovering intricate cross-term effects, especially the interplay between 1PN and quadrupole terms. While most existing studies rely on the Lagrangian planetary…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-16 Kaye Jiale Li , Kinwah Wu , Ziri Younsi , Tjonnie G. F. Li

We consider the quantum dynamics of a single particle in the plane under the influence of a constant perpendicular magnetic and a crossed electric potential field. For a class of smooth and small potentials we construct a non-trivial…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-19 Joachim Asch , Cédric Meresse

Both orbital and rotational dynamics employ the method of variation of parameters. We express, in a non-perturbed setting, the coordinates (Cartesian, in the orbital case, or Eulerian in the rotation case) via the time and six adjustable…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael Efroimsky

The equations of motion for spinning compact binaries on eccentric orbits are treated perturbatively in powers of a fractional mass-difference ordering parameter. The solution is valid through first order in the mass-difference parameter. A…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-06-03 Manuel Tessmer , Gerhard Schäfer

Extrasolar planetary systems commonly exhibit planets on eccentric orbits, with many systems located near or within mean-motion resonances, showcasing a wide diversity of orbital architectures. Such complex systems challenge traditional…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-25 Aya Alnajjarine , Federico Mogavero , Jacques Laskar

We study the motion of a particle in a 3-dimensional lattice in the presence of a Coulomb potential, but we demonstrate semiclassicaly that the trajectories will always remain in a plane which can be taken as a rectangular lattice. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-01 Diego Sanjinés , Evaristo Mamani , Javier Velasco

This paper is a review of the dynamics of a system of planets. It includes the study of averaged equations in both non-resonant and resonant systems and shows the great deal of situations in which the angle between the two semi-major axes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Ferraz-Mello , T. A. Michtchenko , C. Beauge

We study the dynamics of the 3-D three-body problem of a small body moving under the attractions of a star and a giant planet which orbits the star on a much wider and elliptic orbit. In particular, we focus on the influence of an eccentric…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 A. -S. Libert , N. Delsate

Conventionally while we talk about geometry associated with a simple harmonic oscillator, we draw a circle with a radius equal to the amplitude of Oscillator and imagine a particle moving along the perimeter with a frequency same as that of…

Classical Physics · Physics 2013-12-02 Sridip Pal , Soubhik Kumar