Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy - Couverture souple

Livre 17 sur 26: Saas-Fee Advanced Course

Jewitt, D.; Morbidelli, A.; Rauer, H.

 
9783642091094: Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
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ISBN 10 : 3642091091 ISBN 13 : 9783642091094
Editeur : Springer, 2010

Synopsis

The study of the Solar system, particularly of its newly discovered outer parts, is one of the hottest topics in modern astrophysics with great potential for revealing fundamental clues about the origin of planets and even the emergence of life.

The three lecturers of the 35th Saas-Fee Advanced Course cover the field from observational, theoretical and numerical perspectives. Highly sensitive, wide-field electronic detectors have enabled the discovery and the exploration of the Kuiper Belt, while fast computers allow for numerical simulations to be made with a degree of sophistication previously unimaginable. Additionally, the perception of the Solar system in the bigger context of the galactic disk is changing, particularly as planets encircling other stars are detected. This volume, reviewing what is known about the Solar system, is therefore extremely timely, and the style it is written in conveys the excitement this field of research holds.

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À propos de l'auteur

David Jewitt is professor at the University of Hawaii and joint discoverer (with Jane Luu) of the first trans-Neptunian object, 1992 QB1.

Alessandro Morbidelli is researcher at Nice Observatory and winner of the Urey Prize of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society in 2000.

Heike Rauer is professor at the Free University of Berlin and staff scientist at the DLR institute for Planetary Research. She is joint discoverer of the sodium tail of comet Hale-Bopp.

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Éditeur
Springer
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3642091091
ISBN 13 
9783642091094
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
272
Éditeur
Altwegg Kathrin, Benz Willy, Thomas Nicolas
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