Screen LibraryPlanetary ring systems : properties, structure, and evolution /
Planetary rings are among the most intriguing structures of our solar system and have fascinated generations of astronomers. Collating emerging knowledge in the field, this volume reviews our current understanding of ring systems with reference to the rings of Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and more. Writ...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge planetary science ;
19 |
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| Summary: |
Planetary rings are among the most intriguing structures of our solar system and have fascinated generations of astronomers. Collating emerging knowledge in the field, this volume reviews our current understanding of ring systems with reference to the rings of Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and more. Written by leading experts, the history of ring research and the basics of ring-particle orbits is followed by a review of the known planetary ring systems. All aspects of ring system science are described in detail, including specific dynamical processes, types of structures, thermal properties and their origins, and investigations using computer simulations and laboratory experiments. The concluding chapters discuss the prospects of future missions to planetary rings, the ways in which ring science informs and is informed by the study of other astrophysical disks, and a perspective on the field's future. Researchers of all levels will benefit from this thorough and engaging presentation. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 582 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107113824 1107113822 |
| Index Number: | QB603 |
| CLC: | P185 |
| Call Number: | P185/P712-4 |
| Contents: | 1. Space age studies of planetary rings / L.W. Esposito and M. de Stefano -- 2. An introduction to planetary ring dynamics / M.M. Hedman -- 3. The rings of Saturn / J.N. Cuzzi, G. Filacchione, and E.A. Marouf -- 4. The rings of Uranus / P.D. Nicholson, I. De Pater, R.G. French, and M.R. Showalter -- 5. The rings of Neptune / I. De Pater, S. Renner, M.R. Showalter, and B. Sicardy -- 6. The rings of Jupiter / I. De Pater, D.P. Hamilton, M.R. Showalter, H.B. Throop, and J.A. Burns -- 7. Rings beyond the giant planets / B. Sicardy, M. El Moutamid, A.C. Quillen, P.M. Schenk, M.R. Showalter, and K. Walsh -- 8. Moonlets in dense planetary rings / F. Spahn, H. Hoffmann, H. Rein, M. Seiss, M. Sremčević and M.S. Tiscareno -- 9. Meteoroid bombardment and ballistic transport in planetary rings / P.R. Estrada, R.H. Durisen, and H.N. Latter -- 10. Theory of narrow rings and sharp edges / P.-Y. Longaretti -- 11. Narrow rings, gaps, and sharp edges / P.D. Nicholson, R.G. French, and J.N. Spitale -- 12. Dusty rings / M.M. Hedman, F. Postberg, D.P. Hamilton, S. Renner and H.-W. Hsu -- 13. The F ring of Saturn / C.D. Murray and R.S. French -- 14. Plasma, neutral atmosphere, and energetic radiation environments of planetary rings / J.F. Cooper, R.E. Johnson, P. Kollmann, E. Roussos, and E.C. Sittler -- 15. Thermal properties of rings and ring particles / L.J. Spilker, C. Ferrari, N. Altobelli, S. Pilorz, and R. Morishima -- 16. Computer simulations of planetary rings / H. Salo, K. Ohtsuki, and M.C. Lewis -- 17. Laboratory studies of planetary ring systems / J.E. Colwell, J. Blum, R.N. Clark, S. Kempf, and R.M. Nelson -- 18. The origin of planetary ring systems / S. Charnoz, R.M. Canup, A. Crida, and L. Dones -- 19. Future missions to planetary rings / T.R. Spilker -- 20. Planetary rings and other astrophysical disks / H.N. Latter, G.I. Ogilvie and H. Rein -- 21. The future of planetary rings studies / M.S. Tiscareno and C.D. Murray. |