Celestial mechanics—the study of the movement of planets, satellites, and smaller bodies such as comets—is one of the oldest subjects in the physical sciences. Since the mid-twentieth century, the field has experienced a renaissance due to advances in space flight, digital computing, numerical mathe...

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Main Author:	Tremaine, Scott 1950- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton ; Oxford Princeton University Press [2023]
Series:	Princeton series in astrophysics
Subjects:	Himmelsmechanik Galaxie Astrophysik Dynamik Celestial mechanics SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics SCIENCE / Space Science / General
Summary:	Celestial mechanics—the study of the movement of planets, satellites, and smaller bodies such as comets—is one of the oldest subjects in the physical sciences. Since the mid-twentieth century, the field has experienced a renaissance due to advances in space flight, digital computing, numerical mathematics, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos theory, and the discovery of exoplanets. This modern, authoritative introduction to planetary system dynamics reflects these recent developments and discoveries and is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers. The book treats both traditional subjects, such as the two-body and three-body problems, lunar theory, and Hamiltonian perturbation theory, as well as a diverse range of other topics, including chaos in the solar system, comet dynamics, extrasolar planets, planetesimal dynamics, resonances, tidal friction and disruption, and more. The book provides readers with all the core concepts, tools, and methods needed to conduct research in the subject.
Physical Description:	xii, 626 Seiten
ISBN:	9780691207124 0691207127 9780691207117 0691207119