Introductory Notes on Planetary Science : The Solar System, Exoplanets and Planet Formation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salyk, Colette.

Series:

AAS-IOP Astronomy Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planetary science.

Solar system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Institute of Physics Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

This textbook provides a physics-based tour of introductory planetary science concepts for undergraduate students majoring in astronomy or planetary science. It shows how principles and equations learned in introductory physics classes can be applied to study many aspects of planets, including dynamics, surfaces, interiors, and atmospheres. It also includes chapters on the discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets, and the physics of planet formation.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Author biographies

1 Introduction

2 Energy from the Sun

3 Planetary Dynamics for Two Bodies

4 More Complicated Dynamics: More Than Two Bodies, and Non-point Masses

5 Extrasolar Planets

6 Planetary Interiors

7 Planetary Surfaces

8 Planetary Atmospheres

9 Planet Formation.

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Other Format:

Print version: Salyk, Colette Introductory Notes on Planetary Science

ISBN:

9780750342209

OCLC:

1600519327