Celestial Mechanics The Waltz of the Planets /

I was delighted to be invited by my colleagues Alessandra Celletti and Ettore Perozzi to provide a foreword to their book, Celestial Mechanics: The Waltz of the Planets. Having known them for many years and long admired their work in the subject so many of us love and are fascinated by, 1 read with...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Celletti, Alessandra (Author), Perozzi, Ettore (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:Popular Astronomy,
Subjects:
Astronomy.
Astronomy-Observations.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Science.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Physical Sciences.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Around and around
  • Three bodies and no solution
  • Celestial waltz
  • Cosmic spinning tops
  • Our chaotic Solar System
  • Singularities, collisions and threatening bodies
  • Of Moon and man
  • Rock around the planets
  • Lords of the rings
  • At the edge of the Solar System
  • On the road to exolife.

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