Numerical Evidence That the Motion of Pluto Is Chaotic
- 22 July 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 241 (4864) , 433-437
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.241.4864.433
Abstract
The Digital Orrery has been used to perform an integration of the motion of the outer planets for 845 million years. This integration indicates that the long-term motion of the planet Pluto is chaotic. Nearby trajectories diverge exponentially with an e -folding time of only about 20 million years.Keywords
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