| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 445 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; v. 2 |
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World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; v. 2.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. General Introduction -- 1.1. Historical Perspective -- 1.2. Discovery -- 1.3. Appearance -- 1.4. Statistics -- 1.5. Importance -- 1.6. Brightness -- 1.7. Main Characteristics -- 1.8. Spacecraft Encounters with Comets -- 1.9. Overall View -- Problems -- References -- 2. Dynamics -- 2.1. Orbital Elements -- 2.2. Orbit in Space -- 2.2.1. Relevant Equations -- 2.2.2. Orbital elements from position and velocity -- 2.2.3. Orbital elements from observations -- Problems -- References -- 3. Physical Aspects -- 3.1. Black Body Radiation -- 3.2. Perfect Gas Law -- 3.3. Dissociative Equilibrium -- 3.4. Doppler Shift -- 3.5. Spectroscopy -- 3.5.1. Atomic spectroscopy -- 3.5.2. Molecular spectroscopy -- 3.5.3. Chemical subgroups -- 3.6. Isotopic Effect -- 3.7. Franck-Condon Factors -- 3.8. Intensity of Emitted Lines -- 3.9. Boltzmann Distribution -- 3.10. A-Doubling -- 3.11. Photochemistry of Water -- 3.12. Silicate -- 3.13. Annealing -- 3.14. Carbon -- 3.15. Solar Radiation -- 3.16. Solar Wind -- Problems -- References -- 4. Spectra -- 4.1. Main Characteristics -- 4.2. Forbidden Transitions -- 4.3. Line-to-Continuum Ratio -- Problems -- References -- 5. Spectra of Coma -- 5.1. Fluorescence Process -- 5.1.1. Rotational structure -- 5.1.2. Vibrational structure -- 5.1.3. Comparison with observations -- 5.1.4. Case of C2 molecule -- 5.1.5. Prompt emission lines of OH -- 5.1.6. Molecules other than diatomic -- 5.1.7. OH radio lines -- 5.1.8. Oxygen lines -- 5.1.9. Forbidden transitions -- 5.1.10. Molecular band polarization -- 5.2. Excitation Temperature -- 5.2.1. Rotational temperature -- 5.2.2. Vibrational temperature -- ̂ |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Comets.
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Comets
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789814291118 |
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9814291110 |
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9789814291125 |
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9814291129 |
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