close
Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1988 Jul 22;241(4864):433-7.
doi: 10.1126/science.241.4864.433.

Numerical evidence that the motion of pluto is chaotic

G J Sussman, J Wisdom

Numerical evidence that the motion of pluto is chaotic

G J Sussman et al. Science. .

Abstract

The Digital Orrery has been used to perform an integration of the motion of the outer planets for 845 million years. This integration indicates that the long-term motion of the planet Pluto is chaotic. Nearby trajectories diverge exponentially with an e-folding time of only about 20 million years.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources