Introductory notes on planetary science : the solar system, exoplanets and planet formation /

Planets come in many different sizes, and with many different compositions, orbiting our Sun and countless other stars. Understanding their properties and interactions requires an understanding of a diverse set of sub-fields, including orbital and atmospheric dynamics, geology, geophysics, and chemi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Salyk, Colette (Autor), Lewis, Kevin W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2020]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 21.
AAS-IOP astronomy. 2021 collection.
Temas:
Planetary science.
Planets.
Solar system - the Sun & planets.
SCIENCE / Astronomy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. What is a planet?
  • 1.2. Solar system overview
  • 1.3. Brief remarks on this text
  • 1.4. Important terms
  • 1.5. Chapter 1 homework questions
  • 2. Energy from the sun
  • 2.1. Energy generation in the sun
  • 2.2. Blackbody curves and luminosity
  • 2.3. The inverse square law
  • 2.4. The equilibrium temperature of planets
  • 2.5. Important terms
  • 2.6. Chapter 2 homework questions
  • 3. Planetary dynamics for two bodies
  • 3.1. Review of Newton's laws and vector notation
  • 3.2. Two-body interactions
  • 3.3. Kepler's laws of planetary motion
  • 3.4. Orbital energy
  • 3.5. Important terms
  • 3.6. Chapter 3 homework questions
  • 4. More complicated dynamics : more than two bodies, and non-point masses
  • 4.1. Lagrange points
  • 4.2. Mean motion resonance
  • 4.4. Important terms
  • 4.5. Chapter 4 homework questions
  • 5. Extrasolar planets
  • 5.1. Why finding exoplanets is difficult
  • 5.2. Radial velocity
  • 5.3. Astrometry
  • 5.4. Transits
  • 5.5. Gravitational microlensing
  • 5.6. Direct imaging
  • 5.7. Properties of known exoplanets
  • 5.8. Important terms
  • 5.9. Chapter 5 homework questions
  • 6. Planetary interiors
  • 6.1. Bulk density
  • 6.2. Moment of inertia and interior structure
  • 6.3. Energy in planetary interiors
  • 6.4. Interiors of solar system planets
  • 6.5. Important terms
  • 6.6. Chapter 6 homework questions
  • 7. Planetary surfaces
  • 7.1. Impact cratering
  • 7.2. Geologic activity on the terrestrial planets
  • 7.3. Surface composition
  • 7.4. Important terms
  • 7.5. Chapter 7 homework questions
  • 8. Planetary atmospheres
  • 8.1. Escape speed and its effect on planetary atmospheres
  • 8.2. Atmospheric structure
  • 8.3. The greenhouse effect
  • 8.4. Atmospheric dynamics
  • 8.5. Important terms
  • 8.6. Chapter 8 homework questions
  • 9. Planet formation
  • 9.1. Star and disk formation
  • 9.2. Protoplanetary disk properties
  • 9.3. Solid planet growth
  • 9.4. Gas giants
  • 9.5. Disk evolution and planet migration
  • 9.6. Meteorites : cosmochemical probes and planet formation clocks
  • 9.7. Important terms
  • 9.8. Chapter 9 homework question.

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