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Angular momentum exchange during secular migration of two-planet systems

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We investigate the secular dynamics of two-planet coplanar systems evolving under mutual gravitational interactions and dissipative forces. We consider two mechanisms responsible for the planetary migration: star-planet (or planet-satellite) tidal interactions and interactions of a planet with a gaseous disc. We show that each migration mechanism is characterized by a specific law of orbital angular momentum exchange. Calculating stationary solutions of the conservative secular problem and taking into account the orbital angular momentum leakage, we trace the evolutionary routes followed by the planet pairs during the migration process. This procedure allows us to recover the dynamical history of two-planet systems and constrain parameters of the involved physical processes.

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  1. Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, IAG-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Adrián Rodríguez & Tatiana A. Michtchenko

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

    Octavio Miloni

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Rodríguez, A., Michtchenko, T.A. & Miloni, O. Angular momentum exchange during secular migration of two-planet systems. Celest Mech Dyn Astr 111, 161–178 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-011-9359-x

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