Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

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Springer Science & Business Media, 13 de nov. de 2007 - 258 páginas

The study of the Solar system, particularly of its newly discovered outer parts, is one of the hottest topics in modern astrophysics with great potential for revealing fundamental clues about the origin of planets and even the emergence of life. The three lecturers of the 35th Saas-Fee Advanced Course, which have been updated and collected in this volume, cover the field from observational, theoretical and numerical perspectives.

 

Conteúdo

Contents
1
Cometary Nuclei
26
Kuiper Belt
47
References
72
and Primordial Evolution
79
The Dynamics of Comets
101
The Formation of the Oort Cloud
117
The Primordial Sculpting of the Kuiper Belt
127
Perspectives
151
Comets
164
Coma and Tail Dynamics
182
Emission Excitation in the Gas Coma
208
Gas Production Rates
224
Dust Particles
233
Outlook
240
Acknowledgments
255

Origin of the Late Heavy Bombardment
139

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Sobre o autor (2007)

David Jewitt is professor at the University of Hawaii and joint discoverer (with Jane Luu) of the first trans-Neptunian object, 1992 QB1.

Alessandro Morbidelli is researcher at Nice Observatory and winner of the Urey Prize of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society in 2000.

Heike Rauer is professor at the Free University of Berlin and staff scientist at the DLR institute for Planetary Research. She is joint discoverer of the sodium tail of comet Hale-Bopp.

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