Solar and extra-solar planetary systems : lectures held at the Astrophysics School XI organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in the Burren, Ballyvaughn, Ireland, 7-18 September 1998 /

Solar and extra-solar planetary systems : lectures held at the Astrophysics School XI organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in the Burren, Ballyvaughn, Ireland, 7-18 September 1998 /

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Bibliographic Details
Meeting name:	Predoctoral Astrophysics School (11th : 1998 : Ballyvaughn, Ireland)
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2001.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 255 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language:	English
Series:	Lecture notes in physics, 0075-8450 ; 577 Lecture notes in physics ; 577.
Subject:	Extrasolar planets. Extrasolar planets. Solar system. Solar system.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11064742

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Other authors / contributors:	Williams, I. P. (Iwan Prys) Thomas, N. (Nicolas)
ISBN:	9783540448075 3540448071 3540425594 9783540425595
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	Both the high level of activity in worldwide space exploration programmes and the discovery of extra-solar planets have spurred renewed interest in the physics and evolution dynamics of solar systems. The present book has grown out of a set of lectures by leading experts in the field within the framework of the well-known EADN summer schools. It addresses primarily graduate students and young researchers but will be equally useful for scientists in search of a comprehensive tutorial account that goes beyond the material found in standard textbooks.
Other form:	Print version: Predoctoral Astrophysics School (11th : 1998 : Ballyvaughn, Ireland). Solar and extra-solar planetary systems. Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2001 3540425594

Table of Contents:

The Solar System: An Overview
Setting the Scene: A Star Formation Perspective
Extrasolar Planets: A Review of Current Observations and Theory
The Giant Planets
The Formation of Planets
Dynamics of the Solar System
Photometry of Resolved Planetary Surfaces
Mercury-Goals for a Future Mission
Physical Processes Associated with Planetary Satellites
Light Scattering in the Martian Atmosphere: Effects on Surface Photometry
The Small Bodies of the Solar System
Dust in the Solar System and in Other Planetary Systems
Meteors, Meteor Showers and Meteoroid Streams.