Dynamics of Extended Celestial Bodies and Rings .

Souchay, Jean, Ed.

ISBN 10: 3540280243 / ISBN 13: 9783540280248

Published by Springer, Berlin and New York, 2006

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xii + 207 pp. Lecture notes in physics, 682. Rubber-stamped on front free endpaper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dynamics of Extended Celestial Bodies and Rings .
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin and New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540280243
• ISBN 13: 9783540280248
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Astronomy

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Synopsis

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.