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- Presents equations and derivations starting from a level that permits one to see the underlying physical ideas
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- Based on extensive experience in the classroom
- Its contents have been field-tested by students for years
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Solar System Astrophysics: A Text for the Science of Planetary Systems covers the field of solar system astrophysics beginning with basic tools of spherical astronomy, coordinate frames, and celestial mechanics. Historical introductions precede the development and discussion in most chapters.
After a basic treatment of the two- and restricted three-body system motions in Background Science and the Inner Solar System, perturbations are discussed, followed by the Earth's gravitational potential field and its effect on satellite orbits. This is followed by analysis of the Earth-Moon system and the interior planets.
In Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System, the atmospheres chapters include detailed discussions of circulation, applicable also to the subsequent discussion of the gas giants. The giant planets are discussed together, and the thermal excesses of three of them are highlighted. This is followed by chapters on moons and rings, mainly in the context of dynamical stability, comets and meteors, meteorites and asteroids, and concludes with an extensive discussion of extrasolar planets.
The contents of Solar System Astrophysics: A Text for the Science of Planetary Systems have been field-tested by students for many years. Eugene F. Milone and William J.F. Wilson have written a unique book that presents an up-to-date overview on all essential topics based on extensive experience in the classroom.
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From the reviews:
"This book is the first of a two-part series based on undergraduate notes from a course designed by Milone and Wilson … for second- and third-year astrophysics majors and given at Calgary. … There are ample black-and-white photos, six pages of color photos, adequate figures and diagrams, plus a good nine-page index. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections." (W. E. Howard, Choice, Vol. 46 (4), December, 2008)
Authors and Affiliations
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Dept. Physics Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Eugene F. Milone, Willam J.F. Wilson
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Solar System Astrophysics
Book Subtitle: Background Science and the Inner Solar System
Authors: Eugene F. Milone, Willam J.F. Wilson
Series Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73155-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-73155-1Published: 03 April 2008
Series ISSN: 0941-7834
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9698
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 258
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Planetology, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology