Now for that kid on a swing. Resonance and swings. Kids on swings say 'push me' because they know that with every push they can go a bit higher, as long as the pushes are in time with the swing.

This is a 2:1 resonance, and like pushing a child on a swing amplifies how fast they swing, the exchange of gravitational energy between resonant planets usually makes their orbits unstable ...

Resonance is forced motion at a frequency near the natural oscillation frequency of a system. It is a fundamental property of many, if not all, physical systems. Like pushing a child on a swing ...

Orbital resonances can change how gravity influences two bodies, causing them to speed up, slow down, stabilize on their orbital path and sometimes have their orbits disrupted. Think of pushing a ...

The swing set will naturally want to swing at its favorite speed. You might have experienced this if someone has ever tried to push you too fast on the swing; the preferred speed can actually make ...

Orbital resonance is kind of like musical harmony, but systems that display it are far more rare than songs with harmonic melodies. ... A planet and a swing both have a natural frequency.

In their simulation, Saturn gets captured in a resonance with very high probability, causing its eccentricity to increase. Interactions among planets in a system can also cause migration, either ...

This is a 2:1 resonance, and like pushing a child on a swing amplifies how fast they swing, the exchange of gravitational energy between resonant planets usually makes their orbits unstable ...