Comets Nature, Dynamics, Origin, and their Cosmogonical Relevance

Comets Nature, Dynamics, Origin, and their Cosmogonical Relevance / by Julio A. Fernandez.

The book covers the most recent ideas about the nature and dynamics of comets, including a thorough discussion on Oort cloud dynamics which has not received due attention in other books on the subject. It also discusses the most relevant aspects of the physics and chemistry of comet nuclei, highligh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fernandez, Julio A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Series:Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 328
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy—Observations.
Planetology.
Space sciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Early Ideas about Comets
  • Statistics of Cometary Orbits and Magnitudes
  • The Understanding of Their Physical Nature
  • Dynamics of LP Comets Entering the Inner Planetary Region
  • The Oort Cloud
  • The Flux of New Comets: Quiescent and Excited Stages
  • The Jupiter Family
  • The Trans-Neptunian Belt
  • Physical End States of Comets
  • Leftovers of the Solar System Formation
  • Comets and Life.

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