Physics of comets / K.S. Krishna Swamy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krishna Swamy, K. S.

Series:

World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; v. 12.

World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (500 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This revised edition places a unique emphasis on all the new results from ground-based, satellites and space missions - detection of molecule H2 and prompt emission lines of OH for the first time; discovery of X-rays in comets; observed diversity in chemical composition among comets; the puzzle of the constancy of spin temperature; the well-established mineralogy of cometary dust; extensive theoretical modeling carried out for understanding the observed effects; and, the similarity in the mineralogy of dust in circumstellar shell of stars, comets, meteorites, asteroids and IDPs, thus indicatin

Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1. General Introduction; 2. Dynamics; 3. Physical Aspects; 4. Spectra; 5. Spectra of Coma; 6. Gas Production Rates in Coma; 7. Dust Tails; 8. Light Scattering Theory; 9. The Nature of Dust Particles; 10. Ion Tails; 11. Nucleus; 12. Origin; 13. Relation to Other Solar System Studies; 14. Problems and Prospects; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-14403-4

9786613144034

981-4291-12-9

OCLC:

714877615