Structure of the Asteroid Belt (Struktura Poyasa Asteroidov).

摘要

This paper reviews the present-day data on the spacial distribution of orbits and the motion of characteristic objects in the asteroid belt. The distribution of asteroids as a function of their stellar magnitudes, radii, and masses is also considered. Particular attention is devoted to the influence of the selection effects on the statistics and to explanation of the characteristics of the distribution in terms of the gravitational theory and collisional fragmentation of bodies. This paper contains original data in the form of tables and graphs and an extensive bibliography.