Solar and extra-solar planetary systems : lectures held at the Astrophysics School XI organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in the Burren, Ballyvaughn, Ireland, 7-18 September 1998
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Solar and extra-solar planetary systems : lectures held at the Astrophysics School XI organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in the Burren, Ballyvaughn, Ireland, 7-18 September 1998
（Lecture notes in physics, 577）
Springer, c2001
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Solar and extra-solar planetary systems : EADN School XI
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"The 11th pre-doctoral school of the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) took place during 7-18 September in 1998"--Pref
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Description
Both the high level of activity in worldwide space exploration programmes and the discovery of extra-solar planets have spurred renewed interest in the physics and evolution dynamics of solar systems. The present book has grown out of a set of lectures by leading experts in the field within the framework of the well-known EADN summer schools. It addresses primarily graduate students and young researchers but will be equally useful for scientists in search of a comprehensive tutorial account that goes beyond the material found in standard textbooks.
Table of Contents
- Solar and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems.- The Solar System: An Overview.- Setting the Scene: A Star Formation Perspective.- Extrasolar Planets: A Review of Current Observations and Theory.- The Giant Planets.- The Formation of Planets.- Dynamics of the Solar System.- Photometry of Resolved Planetary Surfaces.- Mercury - Goals for a Future Mission.- Physical Processes Associated with Planetary Satellites.- Light Scattering in the Martian Atmosphere: Effects on Surface Photometry.- The Small Bodies of the Solar System.- Dust in the Solar System and in Other Planetary Systems.- Meteors, Meteor Showers and Meteoroid Streams.
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