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On the origin of planets : by means of natural simple processes /

The book begins with a historical review of four major theories for the origin of the Solar System in particular, or of planets in general, which highlight the major problems that need to be solved by any plausible theory. In many theories, including that which form the major theme of this book, the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woolfson, M. M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Imperial College Press, ©2011.
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505 0 |a 1. Observations of stars. 1.1. Locations of stars. 1.2. Stellar material. 1.3. Determining the distances of stars. 1.4. The temperature of stars. 1.5. Stellar radii. 1.6. Estimating stellar masses. 1.7. The physical properties of main-sequence stars. 1.8. Stellar spin rates 1.9. Summary -- 2. Producing protostars -- embryonic stars. 2.1. Star-forming regions. 2.2. The formation of dense cool clouds. 2.3. Maser emission from star-forming regions. 2.4. The process of protostar formation. 2.5. The formation of binary systems. 2.6. Modelling the collapse of a cloud. 2.7. The spin of stars. 2.8. Summary -- 3. The life and death of a star. 3.1. The journey to the main sequence. 3.2. Energy generation in main-sequence stars. 3.3. Leaving the main sequence for low and moderate-mass stars. 3.4. The evolution of higher-mass stars. 3.5. Summary -- 4. The evolution of a galactic cluster. 4.1. Embedded clusters. 4.2. The formation of massive stars. 4.3. The embedded cluster environment and binary star frequencies. 4.4. The progress of star formation in a galactic cluster. 4.5. Summary -- 5. Exoplanets -- planets around other stars. 5.1. Planets orbiting neutron stars. 5.2. The characteristics of orbits. 5.3. Planets around main-sequence stars; doppler-shift detection. 5.4. The direct imaging of exoplanets. 5.5. Exoplanets and the solar system. 5.6. Summary -- 6. The formation of planets: the capture theory. 6.1. The interaction of a star with a protostar. 6.2. The interaction of a star with a high-density region. 6.3. Summary -- 7. Orbital evolution. 7.1. The nature of the disk. 7.2. The force on a planet due to the medium. 7.3. Modelling the medium and details of the calculation method. 7.4. Calculations of orbital decay and round-off. 7.5. Orbits of high eccentricity. 7.6. The range of semi-major axes. 7.7. Simple ratios of orbital periods. 7.8. Stellar spin axes. 7.9. Summary -- 8. The frequency of planetary systems. 8.1. observations and observational constraints. 8.2. Initial formation statistics. 8.3. The disruption of planetary systems. 8.4. Summary -- 9. Satellite formation. 9.1. Angular momentum considerations. 9.2. The form of the disk. 9.3. The settling of dust. 9.4. The formation of satellitesimals. 9.5. Satellite formation. 9.6. Comments. 9.7. Summary. 
520 |a The book begins with a historical review of four major theories for the origin of the Solar System in particular, or of planets in general, which highlight the major problems that need to be solved by any plausible theory. In many theories, including that which form the major theme of this book, the formation of planets and stars is intimately linked, so four chapters are devoted to the processes that can be described as the birth, life and death of stars. Recent observations that have revealed the existence of planets around many Sun-like stars are described in detail, followed by a clear exposition of the Capture Theory for the origin of planets. Many aspects of this theory are illustrated with sophisticated computer modelling that convincingly demonstrates the plausibility of the theory. The Capture Theory is in complete accord with all observations, including the estimate it gives for the proportion of Sun-like stars with planets. It is the only theory that sits comfortably with all present observational and theoretical constraints. The general theory of planet formation does not explain the detailed structure of the Solar System. An early postulated collision of two major planets is shown to explain many disparate features of the Solar System - the nature of the terrestrial planets, surface features of the Moon and its relationship with Earth, asteroids, comets and dwarf planets, the relationship between Neptune, Triton and Pluto and the characteristics of meteorites, including the isotopic anomalies found in them. The postulate of a planetary collision is given support by a 2009 NASA observation of the residue of such an event around a distant young star. 
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