Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (Saas-Fee Advanced Courses) [Hardcover]

D. Jewitt (Author), A. Morbidelli (Author), H. Rauer (Author), Kathrin Altwegg (Editor), Willy Benz (Editor), Nicolas Thomas (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3540719571 | ISBN-13: 978-3540719571 | Publication Date: December 18, 2007 | Edition: 1

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.

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From the Back Cover

In the last two decades of the 20th century, we obtained our first detailed look at a cometary nucleus and detected objects in the Kuiper-Edgeworth Belt for the first time. These two observations have resulted in a major leap forward in our understanding of small bodies in our Solar System. Combined with powerful new approaches to the study of Solar System dynamics, progress within the last 20 years has been staggering. This book attempts to synthesize these new findings in a manner which is readable for new graduate students in the field.

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 270 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540719571
• ISBN-13: 978-3540719571
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
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