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Development of a Numerical Simulation Method for Rocky Body Impacts and Theoretical Analysis of Asteroidal Shapes / by Keisuke Sugiura.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sugiura, Keisuke, author.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)
- Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,. 2190-5053
- Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, 2190-5053
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Planetary science.
- Astrophysics.
- Mathematical physics.
- Physics.
- Planetary Sciences.
- Theoretical Astrophysics.
- Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation.
- Local Subjects:
- Planetary Sciences.
- Theoretical Astrophysics.
- Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XIII, 134 pages) : 57 illustrations, 55 illustrations in color.
- Edition:
- First edition 2020.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This book describes numerical simulations of collisions between asteroids, based on a unique numerical code developed by the author. The code accurately solves the elastic dynamic equations and describes the effects of fracture and friction, which makes it possible to investigate the shapes of impact outcomes produced by asteroid collisions and subsequent gravitational accumulation of fragments. The author parallelizes the code with high parallelization efficiency; accordingly, it can be used to conduct high-resolution simulations with the aid of supercomputers and clarify the shapes of small remnants produced through the catastrophic destruction of asteroids. The author demonstrates that flat asteroids can only be produced by impacts involving objects with similar mass and low velocity, which suggests that the flat asteroids in our solar system were created in the planet formation era and have kept their shapes until today. The author also shows that asteroid collisions under certain conditions can produce the extremely elongated shape of an interstellar minor body, 1I/'Oumuamua. In brief, the book offers a comprehensive investigation of asteroid impacts and shapes, making it a uniquely valuable resource.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Method
- Results: Shapes of Impact Outcomes
- Discussion: Collisional History of Asteroids
- Application: Extremely Elongated Shape of 1I/'Oumuamua
- Summary and Future Prospects
- Acknowledgement. .
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-981-15-3722-6
- 9789811537226
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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