The Geometry of Resonant Signatures in Debris Disks with Planets

2002/09/30 by Marc J. Kuchner, Matthew J. Holman · 7 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/374213

27 pages, including 6 figures and 1 table, to appear in ApJ

arxiv created 2003/04/22 · openalex publication_date 2003/05/10 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Using simple geometrical arguments, we paint an overview of the variety of resonant structures a single planet with moderate eccentricity ( e ≲ 0.6) can create in a dynamically cold, optically thin dust disk. This overview may serve as a key for interpreting images of perturbed debris disks and inferring the dynamical properties of the planets responsible for the perturbations. We compare the resonant geometries found in the solar system dust cloud with observations of dust clouds around Vega, Eridani, and Fomalhaut.

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