Chaotic motion in the Solar System

Jack J. Lissauer
Rev. Mod. Phys. 71, 835 – Published 1 April 1999
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Abstract

The motion of planetary bodies is the archetypal clockwork system. Indeed, clocks and calendars were developed to keep track of the relative motions of the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon. However, studies over the past few decades imply that this predictable regularity does not extend to small bodies, nor does it apply to the precise trajectories of the planets themselves over long timescales.

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.71.835

    ©1999 American Physical Society

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    Jack J. Lissauer

    • Space Science Division, MS 245-3, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035

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    Vol. 71, Iss. 3 — April - June 1999

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