Parker, R.J. and Goodwin, S.P. (2009) The role of cluster evolution in disrupting planetary systems and discs: the Kozai mechanism. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 397 (2). pp. 1041-1045. ISSN 0035-8711
Abstract
We examine the effects of dynamical evolution in clusters on planetary systems or protoplanetary discs orbiting the components of binary stars. In particular, we look for evidence that the companions of host stars of planetary systems or discs could have their inclination angles raised from zero to between the threshold angles (39.23° and 140.77°) that can induce the Kozai mechanism. We find that up to 20 per cent of binary systems have their inclination angles increased to within the threshold range. Given that half of all extrasolar planets could be in binary systems, we suggest that up to 10 per cent of extrasolar planets could be affected by this mechanism.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 RAS. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | methods: N-body simulations, stars: formation, planetary systems, open clusters and associations: general |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2017 12:19 |
Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2018 12:03 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15037.x |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15037.x |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120266 |