Lidov-Kozai Effect - Applications in Exoplanet Research and Dynamical Astronomy

Ivan Shevchenko is Head of Department of Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy at Pulkovo Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.

• Preface.- Historical Background.- Secular Theories in Celestial Mechanics.- LKE: Classical Results.- LKE: The Theory Advances.- Understanding Irregular Satellites.- Sungrazing Comets.- Asteroids and Kuiper Belt Objects in Inclined Orbits.- The Role in Sculpting Exoplanetary Systems.- Applications in Stellar Dynamics.- References.

“The Lidov-Kozai Effect is a detailed review book on the Lidov-Kozai mechanism and provides a few example applications in exoplanetary and stellar dynamics. ... The book can be a good read for PhD students, postdocs, or any other researchers who are interested in entering the field. ... this book could be very useful to the astrophysicist who is interested in learning about hierarchical three-body systems and getting a ‘big picture’ view of some possible applications of this mechanism in astrophysics.” (Smadar Naoz, The Observatory, Vol. 137 (1261), December, 2017)