On the relativistic Lagrange-Laplace secular dynamics for extrasolar systems

On the relativistic Lagrange-Laplace secular dynamics for extrasolar systems

Authors:

Sansottera et al

Abstract:

We study the secular dynamics of extrasolar planetary systems by extending the Lagrange-Laplace theory to high order and by including the relativistic effects. We investigate the long-term evolution of the planetary eccentricities via normal form and we find an excellent agreement with direct numerical integrations. Finally we set up a simple analytic criterion that allows to evaluate the impact of the relativistic effects in the long-time evolution.