ENGLISH

Dynamics of Extended Celestial Bodies and Rings

By Tadashi Tokieda (auth.) , Jean Souchay (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2006
ISBN
3540280243, 9783540280248, 9783540324553
DOI
10.1007/b106629
ISSN
0075-8450
Open Library ID
OL9413277M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1290862 bytes)
Series
Lecture notes in physics 682
Edition
1
Pages
208\216
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Astronomy;Extraterrestrial PhysicsSpace Sciences;Mechanics;Geophysics/Geodesy

Description

Taking both a theoretical and observational perspective, this book is an introduction to recent developments in the field of celestial mechanics. It emphasizes the application to extended celestial bodies and devotes much attention to rotational aspects. In particular, it explains the state of art for accurate modelling of the rotation of celestial bodies such as the Earth, the Moon, and Mercury, which involves principles related to hydrodynamics and geodesy. Comparisons between the light curves of the asteroids and their rotational state are made and spatial techniques leading to the determination of the Earth's gravitational field are explained. Also, the book provides a general overview of the collisional processes in the solar system and of the dynamics of the rings. It is addressed to graduate students and researchers in space sciences and celestial dynamics.

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