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Statistical Mechanics and Dynamics of the Outer Solar System.I. The Jupiter/Saturn ZoneWe report on numerical simulations designed to understand how the solar system evolved through a winnowing of planetesimals accreeted from the early solar nebula. This sorting process is driven by the energy and angular momentum and continues to the present day. We reconsider the existence and importance of stable niches in the Jupiter/Saturn Zone using greatly improved numerical techniques based on high-order optimized multi-step integration schemes coupled to roundoff error minimizing methods.
Document ID
20060036794
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Grazier, K. R.
Newman, W. I.
Kaula, W. M.
Hyman, J. M.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
numerical simulations planetesimals planet formation

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