The role of resonances in planetary ringsThe new observations of planetary rings, including those acquired during the encounters of Voyager with Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, and the discovery of incomplete rings around Neptune, reveal the great importance of resonances in determining the dynamics and the shape of planetary rings. Several types of resonances play a part in planetary rings. Current questions of interest are related to the nonlinear theory of density waves, the confinement of the Uranian rings, and the arcs of rings around Neptune.
Document ID
19890045210
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Borderies, N. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: European Regional Astronomy Meeting of the IAU