Planetary Science: The Science of Planets Around StarsCRC Press, 1 de abr. de 2002 - 528 páginas There are many planetary systems other than our own, but it is only through a detailed understanding of the relatively accessible bodies in our solar system that a thorough appreciation of planetary science can be gained. This is particularly pertinent with the recent discovery of extra-solar planets and the desire to understand their formation and the prospect of life on other worlds. Planetary Science: The Science of Planets Around Stars focuses on the structure of planets and the stars they orbit and the interactions between them. The book is written in two parts, making it suitable for students at different levels and approaching planetary science from differing backgrounds. Twelve independent descriptive chapters reveal our solar system and the diverse bodies it contains, including satellites, planetary rings, asteroids, comets, meteorites, and interstellar dust. These chapters are accompanied by 42 detailed topics that discuss specialized subjects in a quantitative manner and will be essential reading for those in higher level courses. Coverage includes mineralogy, stellar formation and evolution, solar system dynamics, atmospheric physics, planetary interiors, thermodynamics, planetary astrophysics, and exobiology. Problems and answers are also included. Planetary Science: The Science of Planets Around Stars presents a complete overview of planetary science for students of physics, astronomy, astrophysics, earth sciences, and geophysics. Assuming no prior knowledge of astrophysics or geophysics, this book is suitable for students studying planetary science for the first time. |
Conteúdo
THE SUN AND OTHER STARS | 6 |
The atmosphere of Venus | 35 |
Problem 4 | 67 |
2 | 74 |
THE MOON | 85 |
SATELLITES AND RINGS | 105 |
ASTEROIDS | 124 |
COMETS | 132 |
Р THE PHYSICS OF PLANETARY INTERIORS | 307 |
Q THE TRANSFER OF HEAT | 318 |
R SEISMOLOGYTHE INTERIOR OF THE EARTH | 324 |
S MOMENTS OF INERTIA | 334 |
T THE GRAVITATIONAL FIELD OF A DISTORTED PLANET | 339 |
INTRINSIC PLANETARY MAGNETISM | 345 |
W MAGNETIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLANET AND STAR | 364 |
PLANETARY ALBEDOES | 380 |
METEORITES | 144 |
DUST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM | 164 |
THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM | 168 |
TOPICS | 190 |
B GEOCHRONOLOGYRADIOACTIVE DATING | 202 |
THE VIRIAL THEOREM | 216 |
E FREEFALL COLLAPSE | 222 |
F THE EVOLUTION OF PROTOSTARS | 225 |
H ENERGY PRODUCTION IN STARS | 235 |
EVOLUTION OF STARS AWAY FROM THE MAIN SEQUENCE | 243 |
J THE CHANDRASEKHAR LIMIT NEUTRON STARS AND BLACK HOLES | 251 |
SOLARSYSTEM STUDIES TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SEVENTEENTH | 265 |
NEWTON KEPLERS LAWS AND SOLARSYSTEM DYNAMICS | 276 |
N THE FORMATION OF COMMENSURATE ORBITS | 288 |
Y THE PHYSICS OF TIDES | 383 |
Ꮓ DARWINS THEORY OF LUNAR ORIGIN | 393 |
AB TIDAL HEATING OF IO | 402 |
AE HEATING BY ACCRETION | 411 |
AG RADIATION PRESSURE AND THE POYNTINGROBERTSON EFFECT | 424 |
AH ANALYSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE JEANS TIDAL THEORY | 426 |
AJ MAGNETIC BRAKING OF THE SPINNING SUN | 432 |
AL THE EDDINGTON ACCRETION MECHANISM | 440 |
AN THE ROLE OF SPACE VEHICLES | 451 |
AP MIGRATION OF PLANETARY ORBITS | 459 |
Conditions for an interaction | 465 |
PHYSICAL CONSTANTS | 474 |
REFERENCES | 499 |
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Planetary Science: The Science of Planets Around Stars George H. A. Cole,Michael M. Woolfson Visualização parcial - 2002 |
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