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We present a simplified analytic derivation of the capture probabilities for the j+1∶j and j+2∶j orbital resonances. We apply Henrard's method which is based on an extension of the theory of adiabatic invariants and recover the results originally obtained by Yoder.
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Contribution number 3874 from the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, U.S.A.
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Borderies, N., Goldreich, P. A simple derivation of capture probabilities for the J+1:J and J+2:J orbit-orbit resonance problems. Celestial Mechanics 32, 127–136 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01231120
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