Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 562 g
Reihe: Popular Astronomy
The Waltz of the Planets
Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 562 g
Reihe: Popular Astronomy
ISBN: 978-0-387-30777-0
Verlag: Springer
The aim of the book is to demonstrate to a wider audience, as well as to a more skilled audience, the many fascinating aspects of modern celestial mechanics. It sets out to do this without the use of mathematics. After giving the reader the technical tools needed for a basic understanding of the underlying physical phenomena (using only elementary mathematics), facts and figures are provided on historical events, modern discoveries and future applications. Contents are divided into major topics where the three "souls" of modern celestial mechanics (dynamical systems, Solar System and stellar systems, spaceflight dynamics) play a major role. The common perception of Celestial Mechanics is that of a discipline which needs advanced mathematics and astronomy to be understood. Yet modern Celestial Mechanics has a rather different taste and a truly interdisciplinary nature.
Zielgruppe
Popular/general
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Kosmologie, Urknalltheorie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Relativität, Gravitation
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Populäre Darstellungen der Mathematik
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Sachbuch
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
Weitere Infos & Material
Around and around.- Three bodies and no solution.- Celestial waltz.- Cosmic spinning tops.- Our chaotic Solar System.- Singularities, collisions and threatening bodies.- Of Moon and man.- Rock around the planets.- Lords of the rings.- At the edge of the Solar System.- On the road to exolife.
