Physics of Planetary Rings: Celestial Mechanics of Continuous Media (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) (Hardcover)

by Alexei M. Fridman (Author), Nikolai N. Gorkavyi (Author), D. ter Haar (Translator) "Practically anything which rotates and in our Universe practically everything rotates sooner or later becomes a disc..." (more)
Key Phrases: ballistic drift, isothermal disc, accretion instability, Elementary Particle Dynamics, Resonance Effects, Collective Dynamics of Disc Particles (more...)

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"The book will become essential reading for all researchers into the diverse ring systems of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune."
Irish Astronomical Journal, 2000

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Physics of Planetary Rings describes striking structures of the planetary rings of Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, and Neptune: Narrow ringlets, spiral waves, and a chain of clumps. The author has contributed essential ideas to the full understanding of planetary rings via the stability analysis of dynamical systems. The combination of a high-quality description, the set of interesting illustrations, as well as the fascinating and natural presentation will make this book of considerable interest to astronomers, physicists, and mathematicians as well as students. There is no competing text for this book so far.

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• Hardcover: 436 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 13, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 354064864X
• ISBN-13: 978-3540648642
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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