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Ring Collisions

Ring Collisions is a theoretical construct in planetary science that models the gravitational and physical interactions between adjacent ring particles or moonlets within a planetary ring system, distinguishing it from broader dynamical models by focusing specifically on discrete collisional events that drive angular momentum transfer, particle redistribution, and ring structure evolution.

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2017–2026

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90

The Formation of Jupiter's Faint Rings

Joseph A. Burns, M. R. Showalter, Douglas P. Hamilton et al. · Science · 1999 · 225 citations

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Origin of Saturn's E Ring: Self-Sustained, Naturally

Douglas P. Hamilton, Joseph A. Burns · Science · 1994 · 158 citations

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Tree code simulations of planetary rings

D. C. Richardson · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1994 · 150 citations · Full text

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Size distribution of particles in Saturn’s rings from aggregation and fragmentation

Nikolai V. Brilliantov, P. L. Krapivsky, Anna Bodrova et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 141 citations · Full text

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Atomic collision sequences in crystals of copper, silver and gold revealed by sputtering in energetic ion beams

R.S. Nelson, M. W. Thompson · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1961 · 134 citations

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Authors

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  1. JA
    Joseph A. Burns

    Cornell University, United States

    6 publications · 583 citations

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  2. FS
    F. Spahn

    University of Potsdam, Germany

    5 publications · 223 citations

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  3. HR
    Hanno Rein

    University of Toronto, Canada

    4 publications · 120 citations

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  4. CC
    C. C. Porco

    Space Science Institute, United States

    4 publications · 159 citations

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  5. MM
    Matthew M. Hedman

    Cornell University, United States

    3 publications · 149 citations

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Institutions

123

  1. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    6 h-index

    25 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    734 citations

  3. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    259 citations

  4. University of Potsdam

    Potsdam, Germany

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    543 citations

  5. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    247 citations

  6. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    408 citations

  7. Queen Mary University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    423 citations

  8. Space Science Institute

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    751 citations

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  1. Icarus

    17 publications · 730 citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 7 publications · 302 citations

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  4. Science

    5 publications · 532 citations

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  5. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    4 publications · 74 citations

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