Orbital Stability of Closely-Spaced Four-planet Systems
January 1, 2026·
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Bennet Outland
G. Noble
A. Smith
J. Lissauer
Abstract
Investigated the lifetimes of four-planet systems and demonstrated the importance of mean motion resonances and how initial orbital conditions can be designed to create systematic changes to system lifetimes.
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Icarus
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Graduate Researcher
Doctoral student at the University of Colorado Boulder, Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. Research in differential game theory, safe multi-agent systems, and computational astrodynamics — with a focus on algorithms that are tractable enough to run onboard while providing formal guarantees.