Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
Langbeschreibung
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, which have been updated and collected in this volume, cover the field from observational, theoretical and numerical perspectives.
Hauptbeschreibung
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Kuiper Belt and Comets: An Observational Perspective.- Comets and Their Reservoirs: Current Dynamics and Primordial Evolution.- Comets.
David Jewitt is professor at the University of Hawaii and joint discoverer (with Jane Luu) of the first trans-Neptunian object, 1992 QB1.
ISBN-13:
9783540719571
Veröffentl:
2007
Erscheinungsdatum:
05.12.2007
Seiten:
272
Autor:
A. Morbidelli
Gewicht:
626 g
Format:
241x160x22 mm
Serie:
35, Saas-Fee Advanced Course
Sprache:
Englisch

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