selected publications

• conference proceeding

  • Semi-analytic formulas of velocity stirring rates in particle disks.  Symposium- International Astronomical Union. 229-231. 2000
  • Velocity evolution of planetesimals: Unified analytical formulas and comparisons with N-body simulations.  Icarus. 28-44. 1998
  • FORMATION OF PLANETARY EMBRYOS - EFFECTS OF FRAGMENTATION, LOW RELATIVE VELOCITY, AND INDEPENDENT VARIATION OF ECCENTRICITY AND INCLINATION.  Icarus. 190-209. 1992

• journal article

  • PHOTOEVAPORATION AS A TRUNCATION MECHANISM FOR CIRCUMPLANETARY DISKS.  Astronomical Journal. 2011
  • EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR NEBULA AND PLANET GROWTH UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PHOTOEVAPORATION.  Astrophysical Journal. 1115-1130. 2010
  • ORIGIN OF THE DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURES OF THE JOVIAN AND SATURNIAN SATELLITE SYSTEMS.  Astrophysical Journal. 1052-1064. 2010
  • Estimating the masses of Saturn's A and B rings from high-optical depth N-body simulations and stellar occultations.  Icarus. 431-445. 2010
  • Features around embedded moonlets in Saturn's rings: The role of self-gravity and particle size distributions.  Icarus. 387-412. 2009
  • Self-gravity wakes and radial structure of Saturn's B ring.  Icarus. 127-144. 2007
  • Baroclinic vorticity production in protoplanetary disks. I. Vortex formation.  Astrophysical Journal. 1236-1251. 2007
  • Baroclinic vorticity production in protoplanetary disks. II. Vortex growth and longevity.  Astrophysical Journal. 1252-1263. 2007
  • Expectations for Cassini observations of ring material with nearby moons.  Icarus. 124-143. 2005
  • Evolution of planetesimal velocities based on three-body orbital integrations and growth of protoplanets.  Icarus. 436-453. 2002
  • Remarks on modeling the formation of Uranus and Neptune.  Icarus. 224-228. 2001
  • Collisional dynamics of perturbed planetary rings. I..  Astronomical Journal. 3295-3310. 2000
  • Global dynamics of charged dust particles in planetary magnetospheres.  Physical Review Letters. 3993-3996. 1999
  • Evolution of a terrestrial multiple-moon system.  Astronomical Journal. 603-620. 1999
  • Lunar accretion from an impact-generated disk.  Nature: New biology. 353-357. 1997
  • The Solar System - The frontier beyond Neptune.  Nature: New biology. 658-659. 1997
  • NUMERICAL-SIMULATION OF SATELLITE RING INTERACTIONS - RESONANCES AND SATELLITE RING TORQUES.  Icarus. 412-433. 1992
  • NONLINEAR SATELLITE WAKES IN PLANETARY RINGS .1. PHASE-SPACE KINEMATICS.  Icarus. 436-450. 1991
  • SOLAR-SYSTEM - SOURCE OF SHORT-PERIOD COMETS.  Nature: New biology. 17-18. 1990
  • A PHASE-SPACE FLUID SIMULATION OF A 2-COMPONENT NARROW PLANETARY RING - PARTICLE-SIZE SEGREGATION, EDGE FORMATION, AND SPREADING RATES.  Icarus. 133-155. 1990
  • A VIOLENT BIRTH FOR MERCURY.  Nature: New biology. 496-497. 1988