Research Catalog
Planetary rings
- Title
- Planetary rings / Larry Esposito.
- Author
- Esposito, Larry.
- Publication
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QB603.R55 E876 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 202 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "Planetary Rings provides a summary and personal view of the present understanding of planetary rings, including results from the Cassini space mission to Saturn. It covers all aspects of planetary rings with particular emphasis on ring history and evolution. Basic physical processes and simple mathematical approaches are presented in a clear and accessible way, supported by many images and diagrams that display the spectacular phenomena seen in planetary rings. Highlighted topics include Saturn's F ring, Neptune's rings, Jupiter's rings, stochastic models, ring age and evolution, and Cassini results."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge planetary science ; [4]
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge planetary science series ; new ser, 4.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : the allure of ringed planets -- Studies of planetary rings, 1610-2004 -- Diversity of planetary rings -- Individual ring particles and their collisions -- Large-scale ring evolution -- Moons confine and sculpt rings -- Explaining ring phenomena -- N-body simulations -- Stochastic models -- Age and evolution of rings -- Saturn's mysterious F ring -- Neptune's partial rings -- Jupiter's ring-moon system after Galileo -- Ring photometry -- Dusty rings -- Cassini observations -- Concluding remarks : the big questions.
- ISBN
- 0521362229
- 9780521362221
- LCCN
- 2006283700
- 9780521362221
- OCLC
- ocm62132854
- 62132854
- SCSB-1381971
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library