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It has long been realised that Jovian perturbation is the dominant cause of the transition of long period comets (Period > 200 yr) into short period ones (P < 200 yr). When the differences in the detectability of comets in the two groups are taken into account it is clear that the present day flux of long period comets is sufficient to provide the present collection of short period comets in the inner solar systems.
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Hughes, D.W. (1985). The Transition Between Long Period Comets, Short Period Comets and Meteoroid Streams. In: Carusi, A., Valsecchi, G.B. (eds) Dynamics of Comets: Their Origin and Evolution. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 115. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5400-7_11
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