E-Book, Englisch, 258 Seiten
Jewitt / Morbidelli / Rauer Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-540-71958-8
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
E-Book, Englisch, 258 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-540-71958-8
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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 cover the field from observational, theoretical and numerical perspectives. Highly sensitive, wide-field electronic detectors have enabled the discovery and the exploration of the Kuiper Belt, while fast computers allow for numerical simulations to be made with a degree of sophistication previously unimaginable. Additionally, the perception of the Solar system in the bigger context of the galactic disk is changing, particularly as planets encircling other stars are detected. This volume, reviewing what is known about the Solar system, is therefore extremely timely, and the style it is written in conveys the excitement this field of research holds.
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1;Preface;5
2;Contents;6
3;List of Previous Saas-Fee Advanced Courses;9
4;Kuiper Belt and Comets: An Observational Perspective;11
4.1;1 Preamble;11
4.2;2 The Modern Solar System;15
4.3;3 Cometary Nuclei;36
4.4;4 Kuiper Belt;57
4.5;References;82
5;Comets and Their Reservoirs: Current Dynamics and Primordial Evolution;89
5.1;1 The Trans-Neptunian Population;90
5.2;2 The Dynamics of Comets;111
5.3;3 The Formation of the Oort Cloud;127
5.4;4 The Primordial Sculpting of the Kuiper Belt;137
5.5;5 Origin of the Late Heavy Bombardment of the Terrestrial Planets;149
5.6;6 Building a Coherent View of Solar System History: Perspectives for Future Work;161
5.7;References;164
6;Comets;174
6.1;1 Introduction;174
6.2;2 Sublimation Processes;177
6.3;3 Coma and Tail Dynamics;191
6.4;4 Emission Excitation in the Gas Coma;217
6.5;5 Chemical Processes in the Coma;225
6.6;6 Gas Production Rates;233
6.7;7 Dust Particles;242
6.8;8 Outlook;249
6.9;References;251
7;Acknowledgments;264
7.1;Kuiper Belt and Comets: An Observational Perspective;264
7.2;Comets and Their Reservoirs: Current Dynamics and Primordial Evolution;264
7.3;Comets;265
8;Index;266
