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We give a simple mathematical model for braided rings of a planet based on Maxwell's model for the rings of Saturn.
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Meyer, K.R., Schmidt, D.S. Librations of central configurations and braided Saturn rings. Celestial Mech Dyn Astr 55, 289–303 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00692516
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