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Chaos and Stability in Planetary Systems
R. . Ed(S): Dvorak
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Description for Chaos and Stability in Planetary Systems
Hardback. Gives an introduction to the field of planetary systems at the postgraduate level. This book consists of four lectures on Hamiltonian dynamics, celestial mechanics, the structure of extrasolar planetary systems and the formation of planets. It is particularly useful for those who need to understand the substantial connections between these topics. Editor(s): Dvorak, R. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 292 pages, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
This book is intended as an introduction to the field of planetary systems at the postgraduate level. It consists of four extensive lectures on Hamiltonian dynamics, celestial mechanics, the structure of extrasolar planetary systems and the formation of planets. As such, this volume is particularly suitable for those who need to understand the substantial connections between these different topics.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540282082
SKU
V9783540282082
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Reviews for Chaos and Stability in Planetary Systems
From the reviews: "This book contains the lectures given at the 3rd Helmholtz Institute for Supercomputational Physics summer school held in Potsdam in 2005. The purpose of this school was to present the basic theory on Hamiltonian Dynamics in general and Celestial Mechanics in particular … . This book is an excellent introduction to those ... Read more