Dynamical Evolution of Asteroid Families via Close Encounters with Large Asteroids

(In collaboration with Joseph Burns, William Bottke, David Nesvorny', and Vincenzo Zappala')



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Index
 
 
  1. Introduction
  2. Integrators
  1. Evolution of the mean semimajor axis
  2. Evolution of mean elements (e vs. a)
  3. Evolution of mean elements (i vs. a)
  4. Size distributions of the families
  5. Histograms of changes in a
  6. Time dependence of dispersion rates in a
  7. Center and sigma of the families, sigma of changes in orbital elements
  8. Elements distributions of families' members
  9. "Triangle diagrams"
  10. Estimates of families' ages
  11. Possible observations

 
 






This page is intended as complementary to the Prague yarko-page (by Mira Broz and David Vokrouhlicky, results on the Dora, Eos, Themis, and Eunomia families), and the web-page of David Nesvorny (results on the Flora, Maria, Eunomia, and Koronis families).   See also William Bottke's web page and animation on the Koronis family.   Suggestions or comments are highly appreciated, please send me an email, if you have any.