Ebook: Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Genre: Physics // Astronomy
- Tags: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Classical and Quantum Gravitation Relativity Theory, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
- Series: Lecture Notes in Physics 861
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Based on the lecture notes of a school titled ‘Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics’ that brought together students and researchers, this book focuses on the fundamental theories of tides at different scales of the universe—from tiny satellites to whole galaxies—and on the most recent developments. It also attempts to place the study of tides in a historical perspective. Starting with a general tutorial on tides, the theme of tides is approached in 9 chapters from many directions. They allow non-experts to pick up a physical intuition and a sense of orders of magnitude in the theory of tides. These carefully prepared lecture notes by leaders in the field include many illustrative figures and drawings. Some even offer a variety of simple back-of the-envelope problems.
Based on the lecture notes of a school titled ‘Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics’ that brought together students and researchers, this book focuses on the fundamental theories of tides at different scales of the universe—from tiny satellites to whole galaxies—and on the most recent developments. It also attempts to place the study of tides in a historical perspective. Starting with a general tutorial on tides, the theme of tides is approached in 9 chapters from many directions. They allow non-experts to pick up a physical intuition and a sense of orders of magnitude in the theory of tides. These carefully prepared lecture notes by leaders in the field include many illustrative figures and drawings. Some even offer a variety of simple back-of the-envelope problems.
Based on the lecture notes of a school titled ‘Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics’ that brought together students and researchers, this book focuses on the fundamental theories of tides at different scales of the universe—from tiny satellites to whole galaxies—and on the most recent developments. It also attempts to place the study of tides in a historical perspective. Starting with a general tutorial on tides, the theme of tides is approached in 9 chapters from many directions. They allow non-experts to pick up a physical intuition and a sense of orders of magnitude in the theory of tides. These carefully prepared lecture notes by leaders in the field include many illustrative figures and drawings. Some even offer a variety of simple back-of the-envelope problems.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Tides: A Tutorial....Pages 1-30
Investigations of Tides from the Antiquity to Laplace....Pages 31-82
Oceanic Tides....Pages 83-114
Precession and Nutation of the Earth....Pages 115-166
Tides on Satellites of Giant Planets....Pages 167-200
Recent Developments in Planet Migration Theory....Pages 201-253
Tides in Planetary Systems....Pages 255-300
Stellar Tides....Pages 301-325
Tides in Colliding Galaxies....Pages 327-369
Back Matter....Pages 371-375
Based on the lecture notes of a school titled ‘Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics’ that brought together students and researchers, this book focuses on the fundamental theories of tides at different scales of the universe—from tiny satellites to whole galaxies—and on the most recent developments. It also attempts to place the study of tides in a historical perspective. Starting with a general tutorial on tides, the theme of tides is approached in 9 chapters from many directions. They allow non-experts to pick up a physical intuition and a sense of orders of magnitude in the theory of tides. These carefully prepared lecture notes by leaders in the field include many illustrative figures and drawings. Some even offer a variety of simple back-of the-envelope problems.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Tides: A Tutorial....Pages 1-30
Investigations of Tides from the Antiquity to Laplace....Pages 31-82
Oceanic Tides....Pages 83-114
Precession and Nutation of the Earth....Pages 115-166
Tides on Satellites of Giant Planets....Pages 167-200
Recent Developments in Planet Migration Theory....Pages 201-253
Tides in Planetary Systems....Pages 255-300
Stellar Tides....Pages 301-325
Tides in Colliding Galaxies....Pages 327-369
Back Matter....Pages 371-375
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