Solar and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

I.P. Williams, N. Thomas

256 pages, parution le 27/12/2001

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Résumé

Both the high level of activity in worldwide space exploration programmes and the discovery of extra-solar planets have spurred renewed interest in the physics and evolution dynamics of solar systems. The present book has grown out of a set of lectures by leading experts in the field within the framework of the well-known EADN summer schools. It addresses primarily graduate students and young researchers but will be equally useful for scientists in search of a comprehensive tutorial account that goes beyond the material found in standard textbooks.

Contents

Introduction - Solar and Extra-Solar Planetary Sysems
The Solar System: An Overview
Setting the Scene: A Star Formation Perspective
Extrasolar Planets: A Review of Current Observations and Theory
The Giant Planets
The Formation of Planets
Dynamics of the Solar System
Photometry of Resolved Planetary Surfaces
Mercury - Goals for a Future Mission
Physical Processes Associated with Planetary Satellites
Light Scattering in the Martian Atmosphere: Effects on Surface Photometry
The Small Bodies of the Solar System
Dust in the Solar System and in Other Planetary Systems.
Meteors, Meteor Showers and Meteoroid Streams

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	I.P. Williams, N. Thomas
Parution	27/12/2001
Nb. de pages	256
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	501g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783540425595