Orbital Stability of Closely-Spaced Many-planet Systems

June 1, 2024·
J. Lissauer
Bennet Outland
Bennet Outland
,
K. Ohrtman
,
A. Smith
· 0 min read
Abstract
Analyzing the lifetimes of planetary systems with many planets, challenging the conventional assumption that stability behavior converges for large planet numbers.
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Bennet Outland
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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.