Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Based on the lecture notes of a school titled 'Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics' that brought together students and researchers, this book focuses on the fundamental theories of tides at different scales of the universe-from tiny satellites to whole galaxies-and on the most recent devel...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Souchay, Jean (Editor), Mathis, Stéphane (Editor), Tokieda, Tadashi (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Lecture Notes in Physics, 861
Subjects:
Astrophysics.
Gravitation.
Physics-Philosophy.
Classical and Quantum Gravity.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Tides: A Tutorial
  • Investigations of Tides From the Antiquity to Laplace
  • Ocean Tides
  • Precession and Nutation of the Earth
  • Tidal Effects of Giant Planets on their Satellites
  • Recent Developments in Planet Migration Theory
  • Tides in Planetary Systems
  • Stellar Tides
  • Tides in Colliding Galaxies.

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