THE QUASI-STATIONARY STATES OF PLANETARY RINGS IN THE CASE OF RARE COLLISIONS

Authors
ANTONOV VA BARANOV AS
Citation
Va. Antonov et As. Baranov, THE QUASI-STATIONARY STATES OF PLANETARY RINGS IN THE CASE OF RARE COLLISIONS, ASTRONOM ZH, 73(3), 1996, pp. 482-489
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
ASTRONOMICESKIJ ZURNAL
ISSN journal
00046299 → ACNP
Volume
73
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
482 - 489
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6299(1996)73:3<482:TQSOPR>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A new approach to the study of the dynamical evolution of planetary ri ngs and similar objects is developed. A Boltzmann equation with a coll isional term is used as an initial approximation. The case of relative ly rare collisions is examined. It is shown that the system tends towa rd either a fundamentally three-dimensional or a perfectly flat config uration, depending on the coefficient of inelasticity of the collision s.