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The origin of the Kuiper belt structure: first models

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Celestial Mechanics and seminar by Alessandro Morbidelli, Professor at the Collège de France

Hosted by Collège de France

Tuesday 16:45–18:45 Paris (GMT+1)

Recording available

Amphithéâtre Marguerite-de-Navarre, Site Marcelin-Berthelot · In person

Abstract

The Kuiper belt preserves evidence of major orbital changes among the giant planets. This lecture reviews migration-driven explanations for its resonant, dynamically excited and detached populations. It then examines why these early models required an additional instability mechanism, leading to scenarios involving resonance crossing between Jupiter and Saturn.

Topics

Kuiper beltgiant planetsdetached populationsresonance crossingJupiterSaturn

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