Dynamical Studies of the Kuiper Belt and the Centaurs

The Kuiper belt is a population of small bodies located outside Neptune's orbit. The observed Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) can be divided into several subclasses based on their dynamical structure. I construct models for these subclasses and use numerical integrations to investigate their long-t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Volk, Kathryn Margaret
Other Authors: Malhotra, Renu
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/293604