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1 online resource |
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From Disks to Planets / Andrew N. Youdin, Scott J. Kenyon -- Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems / Alessandro Morbidelli -- Terrestrial Planets / Nadine G. Barlow -- Gas and Ice Giant Interiors / David J. Stevenson -- Atmospheres of Jovian Planets / Nancy Chanover -- Planetary Magnetospheres / Fran Bagenal -- Planetary Rings / Matthew S. Tiscareno -- An Overview of the Asteroids and Meteorites / Andrew Rivkin -- Dusty Planetary Systems / Amaya Moro-Martın -- Exoplanet Detection Methods / Jason T. Wright, B. Scott Gaudi |
| Summary |
This is volume 3 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on 'Solar and Stellar Planetary Systems' edited by Linda French and Paul Kalas presents accessible review chapters From Disks to Planets, Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems, The Terrestrial Planets, Gas and Ice Giant Interiors, Atmospheres of Jovian Planets, Planetary Magnetospheres, Planetary Rings, An Overview of the Asteroids and Meteorites, Dusty Planetary Systems and Exoplanet Detection Methods. All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology |
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Physics |
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Planetology |
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Astrobiology |
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Astrophysics and Astroparticles |
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Astronomy, Observations and Techniques |
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Includes index |
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References -- 8 An Overviewof theAsteroids andMeteorites -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Dynamics of Asteroids -- 2.1 Gravitational and Nongravitational Forces -- 2.2 Orbital Stability and Lifetime of NEOs -- 2.3 Collisional Evolution and Families -- 2.4 Binary and Multiple Objects -- 2.5 The NEO Hazard -- 2.6 The Nice Model -- 3 Geology and Surfaces of Asteroids -- 3.1 Cratering -- 3.2 Regolith -- 3.3 Processes -- 3.4 Regolith Movement and Mass Wasting -- 3.5 Outgassing -- 3.6 Cohesive Forces -- 4 Asteroidal Interiors and Geophysics -- 4.1 Asteroid Sizes and Densities -- 4.2 Monoliths and Rubble Piles -- 4.3 Rotation Rates and Interior Structure -- 4.4 Strength -- 4.5 Meteoritical Data -- 5 Asteroid and Meteorite Compositions -- 5.1 Isotopic Studies -- 5.2 Asteroidal Compositions from Remote Sensing -- 5.3 Compositions of Specific Objects and Classes: Current Interpretations -- References -- 9 Dusty Planetary Systems -- 1 Part I: Solar and Extrasolar Debris Disks -- 1.1 Debris Disks Are Evidence of the Presence of Extrasolar Planetesimals -- 1.2 The Solar System Debris Disk -- 1.2.1 Debris Dust in the Inner Solar System -- Zodiacal Dust -- Dust Particles Falling on Earth -- In Situ Dust Detections in the Inner Solar System -- 1.2.2 Debris Dust in the Outer Solar System -- 1.2.3 Evolution of the Dust Production Rate in the Solar System -- 1.3 Extrasolar Debris Disks -- 1.3.1 Debris Disk Frequency -- 1.3.2 Debris Disk Evolution -- 1.3.3 Debris Disk Structure and Inferred Planetesimal Location -- Inner Gaps -- Degeneracy of the SED Analysis -- Other Structural Features Revealed by Spatially Resolved Observations -- Debris Disk Structure Can Unveil the Presence of Planets -- 1.3.4 Planet-Debris Disk Relation -- 1.3.5 Debris Disk Composition -- 1.4 Future Prospects in Debris Disks Studies -- 2 Part II: Physical Processes Acting on Dust |
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English |
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Planets.
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Planets
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Astronomy
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astronomy.
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Physique.
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Astronomie.
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Astronomy
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Planets
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oswalt, Terry D.
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French, Linda M
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Kalas, Paul
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| ISBN |
9789400756069 |
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9400756062 |
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9400756054 |
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9789400756052 |
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