Astrophysics of Planet Formation

ISBN-13: 9781108420501 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 342 str.

Philip J. Armitage

Opis

A self-contained graduate-level introduction to the physical processes that shape planetary systems, covering all stages of planet formation.

Recenzje

'This work is a highly mathematical textbook, drawing on many subdisciplines in physics, chemistry, and geophysics, and designed to train specialists in this complex and rapidly evolving discipline … The field is rapidly changing, with continuing discoveries and theoretical advances, justifying this second edition, and no doubt future editions to come. The book is suitable for students and professionals who are well trained in orbital and fluid dynamics, with some knowledge of other pertinent fields including physical chemistry and magnetohydrodynamics.' S. P. Maran, Choice

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Observations of planetary systems; 2. Protoplanetary disk structure; 3. Protoplanetary disk evolution; 4. Planetesimal formation; 5. Terrestrial planet formation; 6. Giant planet formation; 7. Early evolution of planetary systems; Appendix 1: physical and astronomical constants; Appendix 2: N-body methods; References; Index.