Chondrules and the Protoplanetary Disk - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521174899 ISBN 13: 9780521174893

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book is the first comprehensive review of chondrules and their origins since a consensus developed that they were made in the disk of gas and solids that formed the Sun and planets 4.5 billion years ago. Fifty scientists from assorted disciplines have collaborated to review how chondrules could have formed in the protoplanetary disk. When and where in the disk did they form? What were they made from and how fast were they heated and cooled? What provided the energy to melt chondrules--nebular shock waves, lightning discharges, protostellar jets? Following an exciting international conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the latest answers to these questions are presented in thirty-four articles, which will appeal to researchers in planetary science and meteoritics.

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Book Description

Ever since s cientists recognized that meteorites were extraterrestrial in origin, they have wondered about the origin of their most abundant and enigmatic ingredients, chondrules. Current ideas and evidence about the formation of chondrules in the disk of gas and solids that became our planetary system are covered in this, the most comprehensive and up-to-date review, compiled by collaborating experts from 9 countries. It will be of interest to astronomers and planetary scientists who study the formation of stars and our planetary system and others who study meteorites.

Review

"Now, finally, the result of the distilled knowledge of a century of work--the book of the Chondrules and the Protoplanetary Disk Conference--has arrived, and what a splendid volume it is!...Certainly anyone who has an interest in chondrules cannot afford to be without it, and departmental and university libraries active in the teaching of, or research in planetary sciences, would be hard pressed to find a better source of information explaining the subtleties of protoplanetary disk evolution or current thinking about chondrules....an exciting, vibrant book of contemporary ideas and an accessible depository of knowledge about these enigmatic beasts." Richard D. Ash, Meteoritics & Planetary Science

"Chrondules and the Protoplanetary Disk provides an excellent tutorial on current thinking about the formation of chrondules and their relationship to the solar nebula." Harry Y. McSween, Jr., Science

"...this book demonstrates the synergy derived from bringing together scientists from different disciplines....This book is intellectually stimulating..." Harry Y. McSween, Jr., Science

"...the book of the Chondrules and the Protoplanetary Disk Conference-has arrived; and what a splendid volume it is!....a bigger book of broader scope....it remains an exciting, vibrant book of contemporary ideas and an accessible depository of knowledge about these enigmatic beasts." Richard D. Ash, Meteoritics & Planetary Science

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521174899
• ISBN 13: 9780521174893
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 362
• Editor: Hewins R. H., Jones Rhian, Scott Ed