Open AccessMathematical modelling of the Geminid meteoroid stream
Author(s) -
Ryabova G. O.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11392.x
Subject(s) - meteoroid , physics , celestial mechanics , astrobiology , asteroid , comet , astronomy , astrophysics
The Geminid meteoroid stream formation and evolution were studied by the method of nested polynomials. The stream has two layers formed due to differences in orbital parameters of particles ejected from the cometary nucleus before and after perihelion. The shape of the model activity profiles depends on the place where the Earth passes the stream. The importance of observations for calibration of the model is discussed.