Research Catalog

Title

Physics of the earth and the solar system : dynamics and evolution, space navigation, space-time structure / by Bruno Bertotti and Paolo Farinella.

Author

Bertotti, B., 1930-

Publication

Dordrecht, the Netherlands ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1990.

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Details

Additional Authors

Farinella, Paolo.

Description

xv, 479 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Geophysics and astrophysics monographs ; v. 31

Uniform Title

Geophysics and astrophysics monographs ; v. 31.

Subject

• Geophysics
• Astrophysics
• geophysics
• astrophysics
• Astrophysik
• Geophysik
• Physik
• Système solaire
• Géophysique
• Astrophysique
• Solar system
• Sonnensystem

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Dynamical principles : Gravitational equilibrium ; Dynamical equations ; Dynamics of solid bodies ; Transport ; Magnetohydrodynamics ; Conservation of magnetism and vorticity ; Kinetic theory -- The gravitational field of a planet : Spherical harmonics ; Harmonic representation of the gravity field of a planet ; Low order gravitational potential ; Fine structure of the gravity field of the earth -- The rotation of the earth and other planets : Measurements of time and distance ; Rotating frames ; Slow rotation of a fluid body ; Equilibrium shapes of bodies in rapid rotation ; Rigid body dynamics: free precession ; The rotation of the earth and its interior structure -- Tidal effects : Lunisolar precession and nutation ; Tidal potential ; Tides in a non-rigid earth ; Tidal harmonics ; Equilibrium shapes of satellites -- The interior of the earth : Seismic propagation ; Boundary effects ; Internal structure of the earth ; Heat generation and flow ; Tectonic motions ; Planetary magnetism : The main dipole field ; Magnetic harmonics and anomalies ; Secular changes and reversals ; The generation of planetary magnetic fields ; Atmospheres : The structure of the atmosphere ; Radiative transfer ; Gray atmospheres ; Dynamics of the atmosphere and the oceans ; Tropospheric turbulence -- The upper atmosphere : Ionizing effects of the solar radiation ; Propagation of electromagnetic waves in an electron plasma ; Electromagnetic propagation in the ionosphere ; Structure and mass motion ; Magnetosphere : The guiding centre approximation ; Trapped particles ; Alfven waves ; The bow shock of the magnetosphere ; Interaction between the solar wind and the magnetosphere ; Energetic particles in the magnetosphere ; The two-body problem : Reduction to a central force problem ; Keplerian orbits ; Three-dimensional orbital elements ; Unbound orbits -- Perturbation theory : Gauss' perturbation equations ; Qualitative discussion of some perturbations ; Effects of atmospheric drag ; The perturbing function and Lagrange's perturbation equations ; Approximate solution methods ; Secular effects of the oblateness of the primary -- The restricted three-body problem : Equations of motion and the Jacobi constant ; Lagrangian points and zero-velocity curves ; Stability of the Lagrangian points ; Tisserand's invariant -- The sun and the solar wind : The sun and its radiation ; Mathematical theory of the solar wind ; Structure of the corona and the solar wind ; Planetary magnetospheres -- The planetary system : Planets ; Satellites ; Asteroids ; Comets ; Interplanetary material and meteorites ; Planetary rings and the Roche limit ; From boulders to planets -- Dynamical evolution of the solar system : Secular perturbations and the stability of the solar system ; Resonances and chaotic behaviour ; Tidal evolution of orbits ; Dynamics of dust particles -- Origin of the solar system : Mass and structure of the solar nebula ; Growth and settling of solid grains ; Gravitational instability and formation of planetesimals ; Collisional accumulation of planetesimals ; Accretion ; Formation of giant planets and minor bodies -- Relativistic effects in the solar system : Curvature of spacetime ; Geodesics ; Dynamics as geometry ; Slow motion, relativistic dynamics ; The Doppler effect ; Relativistic dynamical effects ; Gravitomagnetism -- Artificial satellites : Perturbations ; Launch ; Spacecraft ; Geostationary satellites ; Interplanetary navigation -- Space telecommunications : The power budget ; Spectra ; Noise ; Phase measurements ; Refraction and dispersion ; Propagation in a random medium -- Precise measurements in space : Least-squares fits ; Laser tracking ; Space astrometry ; Planetary imaging ; Very long baseline interferometry ; Testing relativity in space.

ISBN

• 0792305353
• 9780792305354

LCCN

89027782

OCLC

• ocm20490513
• 20490513
• SCSB-1907791

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library