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Orbital evolution of two disk particles under the effects of gravitational perturbations and collisional drag (η = 10−3). The central body was defined by μ = 0.05, R0 = 115 km and Ω0/n1 = 0.46. Top: Eccentricity versus semimajor axis. Initial conditions are indicated in filled circles, while arrows show the direction of flow. The equilibrium eccentricity eeq, is highlighted in orange. Bottom: Semimajor axes as a function of time. Notice that the semimajor axes of the particles converge over time.

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