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Tides in astronomy and astrophysics / Jean Souchay, Stephane Mathis, Tadashi Tokieda, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Lecture notes in physics ; 861.
- Lecture notes in physics ; v. 861
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tides.
- Ocean circulation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XII, 375 p. 138 illus., 60 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on the lecture notes of a school titled ‘Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics’ that brought together students and researchers, this book focuses on the fundamental theories of tides at different scales of the universe — from tiny satellites to whole galaxies — and on the most recent developments. It also attempts to place the study of tides in a historical perspective. Starting with a general tutorial on tides, the theme of tides is approached in 9 chapters from many directions. They allow non-experts to pick up a physical intuition and a sense of orders of magnitude in the theory of tides. These carefully prepared lecture notes by leaders in the field include many illustrative figures and drawings. Some even offer a variety of simple back - of the - envelope problems.
- Contents:
- Tides: A Tutorial
- Investigations of Tides From the Antiquity to Laplace
- Ocean Tides
- Precession and Nutation of the Earth
- Tidal Effects of Giant Planets on their Satellites
- Recent Developments in Planet Migration Theory
- Tides in Planetary Systems
- Stellar Tides
- Tides in Colliding Galaxies.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3-642-32961-6
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