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Publications and source records attributed to Holland, W. S..
We report results from our numerical simulations of the Epsilon Eridani dust disk. We also compare our results with actual observations of the disk and address the question of whether or not planet(s) exist in Epsilon Eridani.
Numerical simulations of the orbital evolution of dust particles from Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt (EKB) objects show that the three giant planets, Neptune, Jupiter, and Saturn impose distinct and dramatic signatures on the overall distribution of EKB dust particles. The features are very similar to those observed in the dust disk around the nearby star Eridani. Numerical simulations of dust particles in the epsilon Eridani system show that planetary perturbations may be responsible for the observed features