This book is intended as an introduction to the field of planetary systems at the postgraduate level. It consists of four extensive lectures on Hamiltonian dynamics, celestial mechanics, the structure of extrasolar planetary systems and the formation of planets. As such, this volume is particularly suitable for those who need to understand the substantial connections between these different topics.
Author(s): Rudolf Dvorak, Florian Freistetter (auth.), Rudolf Dvorak, Florian Freistetter, Jürgen Kurths (eds.)
Series: Lecture Notes in Physics 683
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 281
Tags: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Complexity; Math. Applications in Geosciences; Geophysics/Geodesy
Orbit Dynamics, Stability and Chaos in Planetary Systems....Pages 3-140
Regular and Chaotic Motion in Hamiltonian Systems....Pages 141-184
Planet Formation....Pages 187-217
Extrasolar Planetary Systems....Pages 219-271