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Some examples of how the ring has changed in Chariko analogue models seen from above. The direction of the radiation that originates from the Sun is indicated by green arrows. Panel A: unstable coplanar ring model (ring lifetime is about 0.1 orbital period of the planetary body). Panel B: stable coplanar ring model (particles do not reach the critical eccentricity at the end of the simulation). Panels C and D: stable ring models with initial inclination angles of 50° and 80°, respectively. Panel E: unstable ring model with an initial tilt angle of 90°. Movies that were generated from the simulation snapshots can be found online.
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