Abstract
From a comparison of the 2:1 and 3:2 resonances (in the asteroidal belt) two possible explanations to the absence of 3:2 apocentric librators are suggested. The first one is that such 3:2 resonant motion is dynamically unstable. The second interpretation requires the absence of nearcircular orbits originally at 4 AU. The latter view, if correct, is inconsistent with cosmogonic models which predict the original orbits of the asteroids to be nearly circular.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | L1-L3 |
Journal | Astrophysics and Space Science |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1976 |