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This chapter discusses the dynamical properties of multiple planet systems. The orbits of these planets evolve due to tidal, resonant, and/or secular (long-term) effects. Basic analytical and numerical techniques can describe these interactions. Multiple planet systems may also evolve chaotically, and some principles of chaos theory are described. Finally, this chapter discusses the current distributions of dynamical properties of exoplanetary systems, possible origins of these distributions, and compares exoplanetary systems to the Solar System.
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