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'The need for a new and exhaustive book in solar system dynamics is wonderfully met by [this] text ... stimulating, well-written, and informative, it discusses in a masterly way every significant and exciting recent development in the subject. The authors' crystal-clear exposition ... is greatly helped by the inclusion of the necessary classical background... [and] cleverly constructed problems ... [this] book will undoubtedly take its place with previously acknowledged leaders in its field. It will become indispensable to undergraduate and postgraduate students and to the serious researcher.' Professor Archie E. Roy, University of Glasgow
' ... achieves the seemingly impossible by taking us from the first historical formulations ... through to the [latest] advances proferred ... A well written and indexed book; an 'absolute must' for any graduate student and researcher in Solar System and Planetary Studies'. Professor J. A. M. McDonnell, University of Kent, Canterbury
'Solar System Dynamics is excellent reading for anyone who wants to learn how meteorites get to Earth, why Mercury spins 3 times for each 2 orbits, and how Io's volcanism is powered. I plan to adopt it for my course on planetary physics. Professor Peter Goldreich, California Institute of Technology
Book Description
The force of gravity acting over eons has provided the solar system with an intricate dynamical structure, much of it revealed by recent space missions. This comprehensive introduction to the dynamical features of the solar system also provides all the mathematical tools and physical models needed for a complete understanding of the subject. Clearly written and well illustrated coverage shows how a basic knowledge of the two- and three-body problems and perturbation theory can be combined to understand features as diverse as the tidal heating of Jupiter's moon Io, the origin of the Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt, and the radial structure of Saturn's rings. Problems at the end of each chapter and a free Internet Mathematica® software package help students to fully develop their understanding of the subject. This volume provides an authoritative textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on planetary dynamics and celestial mechanics. It also equips students with the mathematical tools to tackle broader courses on dynamics, dynamical systems, applications of chaos theory and nonlinear dynamics. Written by two leading figures in planetary dynamics, it is a benchmark publication in the field and destined to become a classic.
Solar System Dynamics
Solar System Dynamics,Carl D. Murray,Stanley F. Dermott,Cambridge University Press,0521575974,Astronomy - General,Astrophysics & Space Science,Celestial mechanics,Cosmology,Science,Science/Mathematics,Solar system,Science / Astronomy
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