金星重力场中非带谐项对金星自转演化的可能影响

本根据金星空间探测器对金星重力场的最新探测结果，讨论了由于金星重力场的非对称性引起的对金星自转演化中的影响。计算结果表明，金星自转速率具有周期性变化为：·/ω=1.751×10^-18sin2[(ι ωt)=7°.33]根据金星内部构成的模型力学性质，计算了上式引起的金星的永久变形，从而导致其对自转轴惯性矩的变化。根据[1]的结论，金星形成初期为快速顺向自转的天体，取其平均初始自转周期T0＝15小时，则可求得其自转速率的长期减慢为：·/ωg=-6.2155×10^-22弧度／秒^2。如果金星形成后其重力场的变化不大，那么由图1结果可知·/ωg对金星初期的自转速率变化曾起过一定的作用。     

太阳风对地球自转可能影响的讨论

地球自转的长期减速原因一般归结为日－月潮汐摩擦，而非潮汐因素会引起地球自转的加速。本计算了由太阳风引起的地球磁层力矩的上限值，其量级为2.56×10^22cm sec^-2。结果表明：估算非潮汐加速度的量级为·/Ω=0.33×10^22cm sec^-2，它比推算出的·/ΩNT=1.6×10^22cm sec^-2要小。由于造成地球自转变化的非潮汐因素是一个经典而又复杂的问题，所以由太阳风引起的地球磁层的力矩作为非潮汐变化的机制是模棱两可的，但它表明：太阳风力矩可通过太阳风舆到地球并渗透到地核响应地核运动，因此它可以作为本计算的几千年时间尺度的地磁场向西漂移的最可能原因之一。     

地球自转速率的短周期项、大气环流和太阳活动

本文用AR谱分析方法分析了1976—1980年地球自转速率的资料和大气环流的资料,以及用调和分析计算了各周期项的振幅及相位,并计算了大气环流的激发函数。其结果说明:两者存在相应的周期项;北半球的大气环流对自转速率周年项的激励约为60％,对半年项及其他短周期项的贡献约为15％以上。本文对自转速率的不规则变化和太阳耀斑大爆发的关系作了定性的比较。     

国内天文地球动力学中的潮汐研究

简要说明了天文地球动力学范畴内所研究的潮汐现象，包括由日月引潮力引起的固体潮、海洋潮、大气潮和由于地球自转轴的极移引起的极潮，以及这些潮汐对地球自转和地球自转的测量产生的效应。重点阐述中国天文学界在这一领域里的研究成果。这些研究涉及潮汐影响地球自转的机制，也就是各种潮汐效应与极移、自转速率变化和章动的关系，包括构建这类关系的理论模型，分析潮汐对它们的影响，利用中国古代丰富的天象记录计算地球自转的长期减慢，计算弹性或滞弹地球的洛夫数，依据某一地球模型计算潮汐效应或章动序列等等。研究也涉及在测量地球自转参数的不同技术中各种潮汐效应对测量结果产生的影响及其改正，并涉及与潮汐有关的观测方法的优化和数据处理过程的改进。最后介绍了中国学者所发现的脉冲星的周期和周期变率测量中的潮汐效应，尽管它们的量级甚微，但不容忽视。     

液核地球自转速率变化的带谐潮效应Ⅱ--数值计算与比较

地球自转速率的潮汐变化可由无量纲参数k/cm)(k和cm分别为壳幔的有效Love数和有效极转动惯量)来表征。对于一个具有弹性地幔、平衡海潮和核幔不耦合的地球k/cm=0.944,且与潮波频率无关。海潮的非平衡扰动使k/cm为复数,且与频率有关。大气对自转速率有效勒夫数的贡献约为Δkat=0.0075。同时地幔滞弹性对勒夫数也产生扰动。利用本文得到的理论公式和最新的潮汐数据计算了地球自转速率的潮汐变化,及其有关地球物理机制的影响。     

金星异常自转的一种可能形成机制

金星的缓慢逆向自转与众不同,其形成机制曾吸引许多研究者的注意.从太阳引力场中行星际物质径向分布的不均匀性假设出发,推导并计算了行星际物质对类地行星自转的影响.结果表明,金星在形成初期可以具有典型的快速正向自转状态,在行星际物质作用下,自转连续变慢,在形成大约10~9 yr后,自转反向并逐渐趋向稳定;对其它类地行星计算的结果也比较合理,水星的缓慢自转也得到自然的解释.     

地月系潮汐演化长期趋势的估计

根据角动量守恒原理,计算了地月系经潮汐演化到达平衡状态时的旋转周期和地月距离.并根据当前与平衡状态时地月系的总能量差,计算了到达平衡状态的时间.进而估计了地月距离变化和地球自转速率变化的长期趋势.     

太阳活动与太阳自转速率变化关系的分析

研究发现,太阳自转速率的变化与太阳活动之间存在一定的联系,但是不同学者的研究结论存在着矛盾:有的认为两者为正相关,而有的却认为是负相关.究竟两者之间是什么关系,需要做进一步深入的分析.利用EEMD (Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition)等方法对太阳自转速率和太阳黑子数据序列进行相关关系以及相位关系的计算和分析,以探讨太阳自转速率变化与太阳活动之间的关系.研究发现:两者的长期趋势项分量呈显著负相关;在11 yr左右周期分量上,观测到的太阳自转速率滞后太阳黑子的变化约2 yr时,呈显著负相关关系,超前3 yr时呈现次显著的正相关;对太阳活动第12–23周各周内部太阳黑子与太阳自转速率的相关分析表明,两者的关系比较复杂,但负相关关系更为显著.这为进一步理解太阳活动变化与太阳自转速率变化之间的成因联系提供了新的依据.     

大气和带谐潮汐对日长高频变化的影响

用国际地球自转服务提供的高精度日长序列ΔLOD(IERS(EOP99C04),和由美国国家环境预报中心(NCEP)对过去的气象资料进行重新分析和计算,提供的轴向大气角动量序列(AAM)来研究大气和带谐潮汐对地球自转变化(ΔLOD)中高频振荡激发的贡献。由Multitaper功率谱分析表明,ΔLOD序列在9.13d(天)、13.63d、13.66d、27.55d周期时呈现出比较强的谱峰,这些谱都在95%的显著性水平以上,有比较强的信噪比。从ΔLOD和AAM之差值序列谱分析结果及地球带谐响应系数k的估计,表明大气不是ΔLOD的高频变化的主要激发源。根据理论潮汐周期可知,有可能存在其它的激发源,如海洋对地球自转变化的激发。这还有待于进一步深入探讨。     

小行星(26)Proserpina的测光观测和建模研究

2011年12月到2012年2月期间对小行星(26)Proserpina进行了时序测光观测,获得其自转的会合周期为p=(13.107±0.002)h.结合历史测光数据,采用光变曲线凸壳反演方法对其自转状态和形状进行反演研究,并提出采用Bootstrap方法对反演参数进行误差估计.测定出(26)Proserpina是一个逆转的小行星,其极轴指向解为λ1=90.8?±1.4?,β1=-53.1?±3.2?和λ2=259.3?±2.2?,β2=-62.0?±2.0?;测定其自转的恒星周期为(13.109777±3.8×10-6)h;并基于两个极轴解反演出互为镜像的凸壳形状模型.     

Acceleration of Numerical Integration of the Equations of Motion of Asteroids

Solar System Research - Finding and studying possible collisions of asteroids approaching the Earth requires a significant amount of computation. This paper describes the R0 program created to...     

A survey of orbits of co-orbitals of Mars

Many asteroids with a semimajor axis close to that of Mars have been discovered in the last several years. Potentially some of these could be in 1:1 resonance with Mars, much as are the classic Trojan asteroids with Jupiter, and its lesser-known horseshoe companions with Earth. In the 1990s, two Trojan companions of Mars, 5261 Eureka and 1998 VF₃₁, were discovered, librating about the L₅ Lagrange point, 60° behind Mars in its orbit. Although several other potential Mars Trojans have been identified, our orbital calculations show only one other known asteroid, 1999 UJ₇, to be a Trojan, associated with the L₄ Lagrange point, 60° ahead of Mars in its orbit. We further find that asteroid 36017 (1999 ND₄₃) is a horseshoe librator, alternating with periods of Trojan motion. This asteroid makes repeated close approaches to Earth and has a chaotic orbit whose behavior can be confidently predicted for less than 3000 years. We identify two objects, 2001 HW₁₅ and 2000 TG₂, within the resonant region capable of undergoing what we designate “circulation transition”, in which objects can pass between circulation outside the orbit of Mars and circulation inside it, or vice versa. The eccentricity of the orbit of Mars appears to play an important role in circulation transition and in horseshoe motion. Based on the orbits and on spectroscopic data, the Trojan asteroids of Mars may be primordial bodies, while some co-orbital bodies may be in a temporary state of motion.     

Graphical representation of periodic motion of the line of nodes of the Moon

In the text-books of astronomy, sections generally related to the Moon deal with the orbital elements of the Earth-Moon system such asa, e, i, , and the time of perigee passage. While the MEAN of the first of the three elements do not vary, mean longitude of the ascending node-mean longitude of the lunar perigee and the time of perigee passage undergoes secular as well as periodic changes due predominantly to the action of the Sun's gravitational attraction. While to a certain degree, explanations related to the calculation of the lunar orbit parameters are given, not a single graphical representation of these short- or long-periodic changes are presented. We allow the number of data related to these periodic changes must cover a large span of time; and if regression of the line of nodes or advances of the line of apses are to be graphically seen, data covering 18.61 and 8.85 yr, respectively, are needed. In this work we particularly aim at the graphical representation of the periodic changes of the line of nodes.     

Equation of state and anisotropy of pressure of magnetars

Magnetars are the neutron stars with the highest magnetic fields up to 10¹⁵–10¹⁶ G. It has been proposed that they are also responsible for a variety of extra-galactic phenomena, ranging from giant flares in nearby galaxies to fast radio bursts. Utilizing a relativistic mean field model and a variable magnetic field configuration, we investigate the effects of strong magnetic fields on the equation of state and anisotropy of pressure of magnetars. It is found that the mass and radius of low-mass magnetars are weakly enhanced under the action of the strong magnetic field, and the anisotropy of pressure can be ignored. Unlike other previous investigations, the magnetic field is unable to violate the mass limit of the neutron stars.     

Observations of the intensity of the penumbra of sunspots

Observations of the penumbral intensity of sunspots in 13 wavelength regions are presented. In 4 wavelength regions 54 sunspots are measured. In the other wavelength regions the number of sunspots considered ranges from 3–19.The penumbral intensity alters with position within the spot. This intensity variation is found to be comparable with the change in intensity from one spot to another. The penumbral intensity is found to be independent of spot size in the sample considered.The penumbra model of Kjeldseth Moe and Maltby (1969) with = 0.055 is supported by the measurements.