Screen LibraryWandering stars : about planets and exo-planets : an introductory notebook /
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Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | London : Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | 2006. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/P333#t=toc |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv,488pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-434) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1860949215 (electronic bk.) 9781860949210 (electronic bk.) |
| CLC: | P185 |
| Contents: | pt. I. Observations reveal gravity. 1. Early observations. 1.1. Stars and planets. 1.2. Interpretations of the observations. 1.3. Sun, moon and earth. 1.4. The shapes of the orbits. 1.5. Kepler's laws of planetary motion. 1.6. Galileo's law of inertia: Newton's laws of motion. 1.7. Newton's law of gravitation. 1.8. A passing encounter without capture. 2. A planet and a sun: the role of gravity. 2.1. Specification of an elliptic orbit. 2.2. Equal areas in equal times. 2.3. Consequences of an elliptical path: the inverse square force law. 2.4. The semi-major axis and the period of the orbit: the 3rd law. 2.5. Two immediate consequences. 2.6. The energy in an elliptic orbit. 2.7. Specifying the orbit from observations. 2.8. The different possible orbits -- 3. Several planets: the centre of mass. 3.1. More than one planet. 3.2. Jupiter, Mars and the asteroids. 3.3. The centre of mass: two masses. 3.4. Transfer orbits. 3.5. Tidal forces. 3.6. The Roche limit. 4. The general structure of a planet. 4.1. Several energies. 4.2. Packing atoms together. 4.3. The mass-radius relation. 4.4. Maximum size and mass. 4.5. Defining a planetary body. 4.6. Cosmic bodies. 4.7. Planets and satellites: planetary bodies. 5. Fluid flows and magnetism. 5.1. The fluid state. 5.2. The importance of time scales. 5.3. Specifying fluid behaviour. 5.4. Isothermal insulating fluids. 5.5. Thermal insulating fluid flows. 5.6. Natural convection: volcanic activities. 5.7. Boundary conditions. 5.8. Electrically conducting fluids. 5.9. Application to planetary magnetic fields -- pt. II. General features of the Solar System. 6. The larger members of the Solar System. 6.1. The sun. 6.2. The planets. 6.3. Satellites. 6.4. Planetary rings. 6.5. Angular momentum. 6.6. Magnetism and rotation. 7. Smaller members: asteroids, comets and meteorites. 7.1. Asteriods. 7.2. Comets and meteor showers. 7.3. Meteorites. 7.4. The Edgeworth-Kuiper belt. 7.5. The Oort cloud. 8. The material of the Solar System. 8.1. The solar/cosmic abundance of the elements. 8.2. The formation of molecules. 8.3. The compositions of terrestrial materials. 8.4. The moon. 8.5. Venus. 8.6. The material of the Solar System. 8.7. Material in orbit. 9. Finding the ages of rocks: geochronology. 9.1. Atoms and radioactive decay. 9.2. Nuclear reactions. 9.3. An elementary method for dating rocks. 9.4. The closure temperature. 9.5. Selecting a particular decay mode. 9.6. Dating using nuclear reactors. 10. Surfaces and interiors. 10.1. The surface figure. 10.2. The interior. 10.3. The near-surface interior region. 10.4. Free body oscillations. 10.5. Empirical equations of state. 10.6. Fluid bodies. 11. The solid earth. 11.1. General parameters. 11.2. The interior seismic structure. 11.3. An active structure. 11.4. Plates and plate tectonics. 11.5. The inner and outer cores. 11.6. A dynamic earth. 11.7. Comments on the atmosphere. 12. The planets: Mercury and Mars. 12.1. Rotation and temperature. 12.2. Surface details. 12.3. Internal structure of mercury. 12.4. The Mercury atmosphere. 12.5. The general topology of Mars. 12.6. Martian geology. 12.7. Thermal Mars. 12.8. The internal structure of Mars. 12.9. The atmosphere of Mars. 12.10. A tentative history of Mars. 13. Planet Venus. 13.1. First views of the surface. 13.2. Surface details. 13.3. The Venus interior. 13.4. Venus atmosphere. 14. The planets: Jupiter and Saturn. 14.1. Surface features. 14.2. The heat budgets. 14.3. Visible surface compositions. 14.4. General comments on internal conditions. 14.5. Detailed model interiors. 14.6. Comment on interior heat flow. 14.7. Intrinsic magnetic fields. 15. The planets: Uranus and Neptune. 15.1. Surface features. 15.2. Heat budgets. 15.3. Visible surface compositions. 15.4. Internal structure and conditions. 15.5. Comment on interior heat flow. 15.6. Intrinsic magnetism. 16. Satellites of the Solar System. 16.1. The moon. 16.2. The satellites of Mars. 16.3. The larger satellites. 16.4. The smaller satellites. 16.5. Internal conditions: internal differentiation -- pt. III. Magnetism with the Solar System. 17. Intrinsic magnetism of the earth. 17.1. The magnetic poles. 17.2. The magnetic elements. 17.3. Separation into a dipole and non-dipole fields. 17.4. Short time variations: the secular variation. 17.5. Long time variations: magnetic field reversals. 17.6. The geomagnetic poles have moved: continental drift. 17.7. Creation of ocean floor. 18. The earth's external magnetism. 18.1. The effects of the solar emissions. 18.2. The interplanetary magnetic field. 18.3. The polar aurorae. 18.4. Magnetic storms and transient disturbances. 18.5. The special effect of the moon. 18.6. van Allen radiation belts. 19. The magnetism of the other planets. 19.1. The intrinsic magnetic fields. 19.2. The magnetospheres. 19.3. Other examples for planetary bodies. 19.4. Motion through the interstellar medium. 19.5. Companions to other stars -- pt. IV. Stars as a continuing source of energy. 20. Evolution of stars |