Rotation rate and velocity dispersion of planetary ring particles with size distribution. I. Formulation and analytic calculation

Icarus

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 373-383

  Ohtsuki, Keiji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Celestial mechanics; Origin; Planetary rings; Rotational dynamics; Saturn; Solar System

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745913042     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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