Modern Celestial Mechanics: Dynamics in the Solar System (Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics) [Hardcover]

Alessandro Morbidelli (Author)

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Publication Date: July 2002 | ISBN-10: 0415279399 | ISBN-13: 978-0415279390 | Edition: 1st

In the last 20 years, researchers in the field of celestial mechanics have achieved spectacular results in their effort to understand the structure and evolution of our solar system. Modern Celestial Mechanics uses a solid theoretical basis to describe recent results on solar system dynamics, and it emphasizes the dynamics of planets and of small bodies. To grasp celestial mechanics, one must comprehend the fundamental concepts of Hamiltonian systems theory, so this volume begins with an explanation of those concepts. Celestial mechanics itself is then considered, including the secular motion of planets and small bodies and mean motion resonances. Graduate students and researchers of astronomy and astrophysics will find Modern Celestial Mechanics an essential addition to their bookshelves.

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Alessandro Morbidelli is from Conseil National de la Recherche Scientifique located in Nice, France. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Hardcover: 376 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (July 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415279399
ISBN-13: 978-0415279390
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,435,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This chapter presents a general overview of the Solar System for nonexpert readers. Read the first page

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Academic Press, Celestial Mechanics, Kozai Hamiltonian, Kluwer Academic Publishers, American Astronomical Society, Macmillan Magazines Limited, Elsevier Science, Photo Gallery

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This book cites 14 books:

The Solar System (3 Vol Set) (Magill's Choice) by Roger Smith on 7 pages
Celestial Mechanics (5-Volume Set in English & French) by Pierre Simon Laplace on page 1
Lectures in Analytical Mechanics (Mir Publications, 1975) by F. Gantmacher in Back Matter
The Mathematics of Time: Essays on Dynamical Systems, Economic Processes, and Related Topics by Steve Smale in Back Matter
Ergodic Problems of Classical Mechanics (Advanced Book Classics) by V. I. Arnold in Back Matter

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