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SUMMARY:The role of cluster evolution in disrupting outer planetary system
 s via the Kozai mechanism - Parker\, R (Sheffield)
DTSTART:20091110T145000Z
DTEND:20091110T151000Z
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CONTACT:Mustapha Amrani
DESCRIPTION:Several studies have shown that a high proportion of exoplanet
 s orbit a component of a binary system. It is thought that the Kozai mecha
 nism may play a significant role in disrupting the orbits of planets in bi
 nary systems\, and it has been shown that it can cause high eccentricities
  in planetary orbits. I show that the Kozai mechanism can be induced in pl
 anets orbiting binary components by the dynamical processing of the initia
 l population in a typical star cluster. In particular\, I discuss the impl
 ications of the Kozai mechanism for outer planetary systems. 
LOCATION:Satellite
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