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Chaotic motion in the Solar System

Jack J. Lissauer

Jack J. Lissauer

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

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 71, 835 – Published 1 April, 1999

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

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.

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