Dynamics of Extended Celestial Bodies And Rings

Taking both a theoretical and observational perspective, this book is an introduction to recent developments in the field of celestial mechanics. It emphasizes the application to extended celestial bodies and devotes much attention to rotational aspects. In particular, it explains the state of art f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Souchay, Jean J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Lecture Notes in Physics, 682
Temas:
Astronomy-Observations.
Solar system.
Mechanics.
Geophysics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Space Physics.
Classical Mechanics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Spinning Bodies: A Tutorial
  • Physics of the Earth's Interior, Deformation and Rotation
  • Modelling and Characterizing the Earth's Gravity Field: From Basic Principles to Current Purposes
  • Asteroids from Observations to Models
  • Modelling Collisions Between Asteroids: From Laboratory Experiments to Numerical Simulations
  • Geometric Conditions for Quasi-Collisions in öpik's Theory
  • The Synchronous Rotation of the Moon
  • The Spin-Orbit Rotation of Mercury
  • Dynamics of Planetary Rings.

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