The Dynamics of Small Solar System Bodies
Published on 25. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 124 pages
978-3-030-28108-3 (ISBN)
Description
This SpringerBrief summarizes the latest relevant research and discoveries that have been made in the area of ringed small bodies and small body taxonomy, including those that lay the groundwork for future discoveries.
Before 2013, ringed small bodies were only theoretical. Thus, there are very limited publications available on this relatively new subfield of astronomy. With the introduction of the GAIA catalogue, star positions are now known better than ever before. Since rings are discovered through the use of starlight occultation, we could very well be looking at an explosion of discoveries of ringed small bodies in the near future.
Each chapter is accompanied by exercises, and an end-of-book answer key is provided. As such, this brief will benefit students and researchers alike who wish to have a single document and quick access to the latest information on ringed small bodies and small body taxonomy.
Before 2013, ringed small bodies were only theoretical. Thus, there are very limited publications available on this relatively new subfield of astronomy. With the introduction of the GAIA catalogue, star positions are now known better than ever before. Since rings are discovered through the use of starlight occultation, we could very well be looking at an explosion of discoveries of ringed small bodies in the near future.
Each chapter is accompanied by exercises, and an end-of-book answer key is provided. As such, this brief will benefit students and researchers alike who wish to have a single document and quick access to the latest information on ringed small bodies and small body taxonomy.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2019
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
34 s/w Abbildungen, 15 farbige Abbildungen
XI, 124 p. 49 illus., 15 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
219 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-28108-3 (9783030281083)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-28109-0
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Jeremy Wood
The Dynamics of Small Solar System Bodies
E-Book
09/2019
Springer
€58.84
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Dr. Jeremy Wood hails from Washington, Indiana and holds a PhD in astronomy from the University of Southern Queensland. He has over 20 years experience teaching physics and astronomy at the introductory college level. Each class is supplemented with online material, and he has also authored two physics lab manuals for use by his students. Dr. Wood continues to be on the forefront of research on small bodies and also is an astrometric measurer of small bodies for the International Astronomical Search Collaboration . He has been the lead author on three relevant professional publications and has authored the novel "Chaotic Planet: Origin."
Content
Acknowledgements.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- Introduction.- The Science of Small Solar System Bodies.- A Brief Review of Cosmological Models.- Modern Orbital Mechanics.- Populations of Small Solar System Bodies.- Ringed Small Bodies.- Answer Key.- References.