DOI:10.1086/589232
On the Dynamical Stability of the Solar System
@article{Batygin2008OnTD,
title={On the Dynamical Stability of the Solar System},
author={Konstantin Batygin and Gregory Laughlin},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
volume={683},
pages={1207-1216}
K. Batygin, G. Laughlin
A long-term numerical integration of the classical Newtonian approximation to the planetary orbital motions of the full solar system (Sun + eight planets), spanning 20 Gyr, was performed. The results showed no severe instability arising over this time interval. Subsequently, utilizing a bifurcation method described by Jacques Laskar, two numerical experiments were performed with the goal of determining dynamically allowed evolutions for the solar system in which the planetary orbits become…
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