E-Book, Englisch, 406 Seiten
Milone / Wilson Solar System Astrophysics
2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-73157-5
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System
E-Book, Englisch, 406 Seiten
Reihe: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
ISBN: 978-0-387-73157-5
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The book covers the field of solar system astrophysics beginning with basic tools of spherical astronomy and coordinate frames and celestial mechanics. It therefore presents equations and derivations starting from a level that permits one to see the underlying physical ideas. An up-to-date overview on all essential topics is presented, but is concise where possible. The text is based on extensive experience in the classroom and its contents have been field-tested by students for years. The material has been updated in the last few months to take advantage of the newer discoveries of the Mars Rover and the Saturn Cassini missions.
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1;Preface;5
2;Acknowledgments;7
3;Contents;9
4;10. Planetary Atmospheres;16
4.1;10.1 Atmospheric Constituents;16
4.2;10.2 Atmospheric Structure;19
4.3;10.3 Circulation in the Atmosphere;26
4.4;10.4 Atmospheric E.ects on the Heat Budget;45
4.5;10.5 Planetary Circulation E.ects;53
4.6;References;69
4.7;Challenges;70
5;11. Planetary Ionospheres and Magnetospheres;71
5.1;11.1 Earth: Ionospheric Layers;71
5.2;11.2 Atmospheric and Ionospheric Chemistry on Mars and Venus;78
5.3;11.3 Solar Wind;83
5.4;11.4 Maxwell’s Equations and the Plasma Frequency;84
5.5;11.5 The Earth’s Magnetosphere;89
5.6;11.6 Electric Currents in the Ionosphere and Magnetosphere;104
5.7;11.7 Magnetospheres of Mercury, Venus, and Mars;121
5.8;References;129
5.9;Challenges;130
6;12. The Giant Planets;133
6.1;12.1 Jupiter;133
6.2;12.2 Saturn;142
6.3;12.3 Uranus;145
6.4;12.4 Neptune;147
6.5;12.5 Internal Pressures;150
6.6;12.6 Excess Radiation;151
6.7;12.7 Ionospheres of the Giant Planets;153
6.8;12.8 The Jovian Magnetosphere;154
6.9;References;162
6.10;Challenges;164
7;13. Satellite and Ring Systems;165
7.1;13.1 Satellites;165
7.2;13.2 Origins of Ring systems;203
7.3;13.3 Ring Structures;206
7.4;13.4 Orbital Stability of the Moons and the Case of Pluto;217
7.5;13.5 Origins of the Moons;221
7.6;References;221
7.7;Challenges;224
8;14. Comets and Meteors;226
8.1;14.1 Comets in History;226
8.2;14.2 Comet Designations;231
8.3;14.3 Cometary Orbits;233
8.4;14.4 Typical and Historically Important Comets;238
8.5;14.5 Cometary Structure;242
8.6;14.6 Cometary Composition;244
8.7;14.7 Origins of Comets;250
8.8;14.8 Cometary Demise;253
8.9;14.9 Meteor Showers;255
8.10;14.10 Meteors;256
8.11;14.11 Micrometeorites;262
8.12;14.12 Dust Destinies;264
8.13;References;266
8.14;Challenges;269
9;15. Meteorites, Asteroids and the Age and Origin of the Solar System;270
9.1;15.1 Stones from Heaven;270
9.2;15.2 Undi.erentiated Meteorites: the Chondrites;278
9.3;15.3 DSR Meteorites;286
9.4;15.4 Iron Meteorites;290
9.5;15.5 Ages and Origins of Meteorites;292
9.6;15.6 Other Sources of Evidence for Meteoritic Origins;297
9.7;15.7 Parent Bodies and the Asteroids;299
9.8;15.8 Implications for the Origin of the Solar System;315
9.9;15.9 The Solar Nebula;316
9.10;15.10 The Proto-Planetary Disk;318
9.11;References;320
9.12;Challenges;323
10;16. Extra-Solar Planetary Systems;325
10.1;16.1 Historical Perspective;325
10.2;16.2 Methods to Find Small”-Mass Companions;350
10.3;16.3 De.nitions of Planets and Brown Dwarfs;365
10.4;16.4 Extra-Solar Planets Detected or Strongly Suspected;368
10.5;16.5 Origins of Brown Dwarfs and Planets;379
10.6;References;383
10.7;Challenges;396
11;Index;398
