Chaos and relativistic effects in the rotational dynamics of minor planetary satellites
Abstract
The chaotic regime of rotation of minor planetary satellites taking place during tidal evolution is considered. The possibility of the formation of strange attractors in the rotational dynamics of all known minor planetary satellites of the Solar system is estimated. A detailed analysis of the presence of anisotropy in the orientation of the satellite figure during its chaotic rotation was carried out. The relativistic effect (the geodetic precession, which is the part of the effect of the geodetic rotation) in the rotation of some minor satellites for the first time is investigated. As a result, in Euler angles, the most significant systematic terms of the geodetic rotation are calculated.
- Publication:
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Astrometry, Earth Rotation, and Reference Systems in the GAIA era
- Pub Date:
- September 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020jsrs.conf..339M