Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-71957-1
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 626 g

Reihe: Saas-Fee Advanced Course

The study of the Solar system, particularly of its newly discovered outer parts, is one of the hottest topics in modern astrophysics with great potential for revealing fundamental clues about the origin of planets and even the emergence of life. The three lecturers of the 35th Saas-Fee Advanced Course, which have been updated and collected in this volume, cover the field from observational, theoretical and numerical perspectives.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jewitt, D.

Morbidelli, A.

Rauer, H.

Altwegg, Kathrin

Benz, Willy

Thomas, Nicolas

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Kuiper Belt and Comets: An Observational Perspective.- Comets and Their Reservoirs: Current Dynamics and Primordial Evolution.- Comets.

Über Autor(innen)

David Jewitt is professor at the University of Hawaii and joint discoverer (with Jane Luu) of the first trans-Neptunian object, 1992 QB1.

Alessandro Morbidelli is researcher at Nice Observatory and winner of the Urey Prize of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society in 2000.

Heike Rauer is professor at the Free University of Berlin and staff scientist at the DLR institute for Planetary Research. She is joint discoverer of the sodium tail of comet Hale-Bopp.