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Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

Ryden

Celestial and Stellar Dynamics


Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-108-83643-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

ISBN: 978-1-108-83643-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press


Although the field of celestial dynamics – the application of Newtonian dynamics to systems with a relatively small number of celestial bodies – is centuries old, it has been reinvigorated by the discovery of thousands of exoplanetary systems orbiting other stars. This textbook uses the properties of planetary systems, including own Solar System, to illustrate the rich variety of behavior permitted by Newton's law of gravity. The textbook then expands its view to examine stellar dynamics – the study of systems containing a very large number of stars or other celestial bodies. The different techniques used for celestial dynamics and stellar dynamics are compared and contrasted. However, throughout the text, emphasis is placed on the underlying physics that applies on scales as small as the Earth–Moon system and as large as a cluster of galaxies. It is ideal for a 1-semester astrophysical dynamics course for upper-level undergraduates and starting graduate students.

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Preface; 1. Newtonian Dynamics; 2. Three-body Systems; 3. Resonances and Chaos; 4. Tides; 5. Exoplanetary Systems; 6. Many-Body Systems; 7. Orbits; 8. Collisionless Stellar Systems; 9. Encounters Between Stellar Systems; 10. Relaxation and Collisional Systems; Appendix A: Constants and Units; Further Reading; References; Figure Credits; Index.


Ryden, Barbara
Barbara Ryden received her Ph.D. in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University. After postdocs at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, she joined the astronomy faculty at The Ohio State University, where she is a full professor. She has thirty years of experience in teaching, at levels ranging from introductory undergraduate courses to advanced graduate seminars. She won the Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for the first edition of her textbook Introduction to Cosmology (2016), and is co-author of the books Foundations of Astrophysics (2020), Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium (2021) and Stellar Structure and Evolution (2023).



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