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We describe numerical tools for the stability analysis of extrasolar planetary systems. In particular, we consider the relative Poincaré variables and symplectic integration of the equations of motion. We apply the tangent map to derive a numerically efficient algorithm of the fast indicator Mean Exponential Growth factor of Nearby Orbits (MEGNO), a measure of the maximal Lyapunov exponent, that helps to distinguish chaotic and regular configurations. The results concerning the three‐planet extrasolar system HD 37124 are presented and discussed. The best‐fitting solutions found in earlier works are studied more closely. The system involves Jovian planets with similar masses. The orbits have moderate eccentricities, nevertheless the best‐fitting solutions are found in dynamically active region of the phase space. The long‐term stability of the system is determined by a net of low‐order two‐body and three‐body mean motion resonances. In particular, the three‐body resonances may induce strong chaos that leads to self‐destruction of the system after Myr of apparently stable and bounded evolution. In such a case, numerically efficient dynamical maps are useful to resolve the fine structure of the phase space and to identify the sources of unstable behaviour.

The long‐term stability of extrasolar system HD 37124. Numerical study of resonance effects