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Physics of comets /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krishna Swamy, K. S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Jersey : World Scientific, ©2010.
Edición:3rd ed.
Colección:World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; v. 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. General Introduction
  • 1.1. Historical Perspective
  • 1.2. Discovery
  • 1.3. Appearance
  • 1.4. Statistics
  • 1.5. Importance
  • 1.6. Brightness
  • 1.7. Main Characteristics
  • 1.8. Spacecraft Encounters with Comets
  • 1.9. Overall View
  • Problems
  • References
  • 2. Dynamics
  • 2.1. Orbital Elements
  • 2.2. Orbit in Space
  • 2.2.1. Relevant Equations
  • 2.2.2. Orbital elements from position and velocity
  • 2.2.3. Orbital elements from observations
  • Problems
  • References
  • 3. Physical Aspects
  • 3.1. Black Body Radiation
  • 3.2. Perfect Gas Law
  • 3.3. Dissociative Equilibrium
  • 3.4. Doppler Shift
  • 3.5. Spectroscopy
  • 3.5.1. Atomic spectroscopy
  • 3.5.2. Molecular spectroscopy
  • 3.5.3. Chemical subgroups
  • 3.6. Isotopic Effect
  • 3.7. Franck-Condon Factors
  • 3.8. Intensity of Emitted Lines
  • 3.9. Boltzmann Distribution
  • 3.10. A-Doubling
  • 3.11. Photochemistry of Water
  • 3.12. Silicate
  • 3.13. Annealing
  • 3.14. Carbon
  • 3.15. Solar Radiation
  • 3.16. Solar Wind
  • Problems
  • References
  • 4. Spectra
  • 4.1. Main Characteristics
  • 4.2. Forbidden Transitions
  • 4.3. Line-to-Continuum Ratio
  • Problems
  • References
  • 5. Spectra of Coma
  • 5.1. Fluorescence Process
  • 5.1.1. Rotational structure
  • 5.1.2. Vibrational structure
  • 5.1.3. Comparison with observations
  • 5.1.4. Case of C2 molecule
  • 5.1.5. Prompt emission lines of OH
  • 5.1.6. Molecules other than diatomic
  • 5.1.7. OH radio lines
  • 5.1.8. Oxygen lines
  • 5.1.9. Forbidden transitions
  • 5.1.10. Molecular band polarization
  • 5.2. Excitation Temperature
  • 5.2.1. Rotational temperature
  • 5.2.2. Vibrational temperature
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