奥尔特云彗星的大规模破坏
Harold F Levison1, Alessandro Morbidelli, Luke Dones
1Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 426, Boulder, CO 80302, USA. hal@gort.boulder.swri.edu
概括
大多数奥尔特云彗星在到达太阳系内部之前就会被物理破坏. 动态模型预测休眠彗星的数量是观测到的100倍,这表明彗星在旅程中遭受了重大破坏.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 太阳系科学 太阳系科学
- 彗星科学 彗星科学
背景情况:
- 奥尔特云是被认为环绕太阳系的冰体的理论外.
- 来自奥尔特云的彗星被动态分类,包括近同otropic 彗星.
- 了解这些彗星的种群和演变对于太阳系形成模型至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了计算太阳系中休眠的,几乎同otropic的奥特云彗星的数量.
- 为了协调理论彗星种群和观测数据之间的差异.
- 研究彗星在其向内迁移期间影响彗星的物理过程.
主要方法:
- 结合轨道分布模型与彗星发现的统计模型.
- 将模型预测与已知的休眠彗星的观测进行了比较.
- 利用动态模型来模拟彗星演变和生存率.
主要成果:
- 动态模型预测休眠的近同otropic彗星的数量大约是目前观察到的100倍.
- 这种差异表明彗星物质的大量损失.
- 彗星的很大一部分在从奥特云出发的旅程中必须受到物理干扰.
结论:
- 大多数来自奥尔特云的彗星无法在进入太阳系内部的旅程中生存.
- 物理破坏是奥尔特云彗星进化过程中占主导地位的过程.
- 目前的模型需要结合更强大的彗星破坏机制.
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