Fundamental Planetary Science

Author : Jack J. Lissauer,Imke de Pater
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107354616

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Fundamental Planetary Science by Jack J. Lissauer,Imke de Pater Pdf

A quantitative introduction to the Solar System and planetary systems science for advanced undergraduate students, this engaging new textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. The authors provide an overview of our current knowledge and discuss some of the unanswered questions at the forefront of research in planetary science and astrobiology today. They combine knowledge of the Solar System and the properties of extrasolar planets with astrophysical observations of ongoing star and planet formation, offering a comprehensive model for understanding the origin of planetary systems. The book concludes with an introduction to the fundamental properties of living organisms and the relationship that life has to its host planet. With more than 200 exercises to help students learn how to apply the concepts covered, this textbook is ideal for a one-semester or two-quarter course for undergraduate students.

Author : Jack J. Lissauer,Imke de Pater
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521853309

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Fundamental Planetary Science by Jack J. Lissauer,Imke de Pater Pdf

A quantitative, broad-based introduction to planetary systems science for advanced undergraduate students, including planet formation, extrasolar planets and planetary habitability.

Author : Jack J. Lissauer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Planetary rings
ISBN : 1306203465

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Fundamental Planetary Science by Jack J. Lissauer Pdf

Author : Imke de Pater,Jack J. Lissauer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107091610

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Planetary Sciences by Imke de Pater,Jack J. Lissauer Pdf

This updated second edition takes in the latest measurements. An authoritative introduction for graduate students in the physical sciences.

Author : Jack J. Lissauer,Imke de Pater
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1272 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108355889

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Fundamental Planetary Science by Jack J. Lissauer,Imke de Pater Pdf

A quantitative introduction to the Solar System and planetary systems science for advanced undergraduate students, this engaging textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. The authors provide an overview of our current knowledge and discuss some of the unanswered questions at the forefront of research in planetary science and astrobiology today. This updated edition contains the latest data, new references and planetary images and an extensively rewritten chapter on current research on exoplanets. The text concludes with an introduction to the fundamental properties of living organisms and the relationship that life has to its host planet. With more than 200 exercises to help students learn how to apply the concepts covered, this textbook is ideal for a one-semester or two-quarter course for undergraduate students.

Author : Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139495066

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Principles of Planetary Climate by Raymond T. Pierrehumbert Pdf

This book introduces the reader to all the basic physical building blocks of climate needed to understand the present and past climate of Earth, the climates of Solar System planets, and the climates of extrasolar planets. These building blocks include thermodynamics, infrared radiative transfer, scattering, surface heat transfer and various processes governing the evolution of atmospheric composition. Nearly four hundred problems are supplied to help consolidate the reader's understanding, and to lead the reader towards original research on planetary climate. This textbook is invaluable for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students in atmospheric science, Earth and planetary science, astrobiology, and physics. It also provides a superb reference text for researchers in these subjects, and is very suitable for academic researchers trained in physics or chemistry who wish to rapidly gain enough background to participate in the excitement of the new research opportunities opening in planetary climate.

Author : Gunter Faure,Teresa M. Mensing
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402055447

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Introduction to Planetary Science by Gunter Faure,Teresa M. Mensing Pdf

This textbook details basic principles of planetary science that help to unify the study of the solar system. It is organized in a hierarchical manner so that every chapter builds upon preceding ones. Starting with historical perspectives on space exploration and the development of the scientific method, the book leads the reader through the solar system. Coverage explains that the origin and subsequent evolution of planets and their satellites can be explained by applications of certain basic principles of physics, chemistry, and celestial mechanics and that surface features of the solid bodies can be interpreted by principles of geology.

Author : Jack J. Lissauer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1033721747

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Fundamental Planetary Sciences by Jack J. Lissauer Pdf

Author : Naotatsu Shikazono
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431540588

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Introduction to Earth and Planetary System Science by Naotatsu Shikazono Pdf

This book presents basic information on material science (geochemistry, geophysics, geology, mineralogy, etc.), interaction between subsystem consisting earth system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, litho (geo) sphere, biosphere, humans) and in earth-planet system and evolution of earth-planetary system. The nature-humans interactions are described and new view on earth, planets and humans (integration of anthropocentrism and naturecentrism) are presented.

Author : William Lowrie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139465953

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Fundamentals of Geophysics by William Lowrie Pdf

This second edition of Fundamentals of Geophysics has been completely revised and updated, and is the ideal geophysics textbook for undergraduate students of geoscience with an introductory level of knowledge in physics and mathematics. It gives a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental principles of each major branch of geophysics, and presents geophysics within the wider context of plate tectonics, geodynamics and planetary science. Basic principles are explained with the aid of numerous figures and step-by-step mathematical treatments, and important geophysical results are illustrated with examples from the scientific literature. Text-boxes are used for auxiliary explanations and to handle topics of interest for more advanced students. This new edition also includes review questions at the end of each chapter to help assess the reader's understanding of the topics covered and quantitative exercises for more thorough evaluation. Solutions to the exercises and electronic copies of the figures are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521859028.

Author : Lucy-Ann McFadden,Torrence Johnson,Paul Weissman
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080474985

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Encyclopedia of the Solar System by Lucy-Ann McFadden,Torrence Johnson,Paul Weissman Pdf

Long before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars around them. That interest continues today, and scientists are making new discoveries at an astounding rate. Ancient lake beds on Mars, robotic spacecraft missions, and new definitions of planets now dominate the news. How can you take it all in? Start with the new Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Second Edition. This self-contained reference follows the trail blazed by the bestselling first edition. It provides a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and details about planetary bodies and how they interact—and has jumped light years ahead in terms of new information and visual impact. Offering more than 50% new material, the Encyclopedia includes the latest explorations and observations, hundreds of new color digital images and illustrations, and more than 1,000 pages. It stands alone as the definitive work in this field, and will serve as a modern messenger of scientific discovery and provide a look into the future of our solar system. · Forty-seven chapters from 75+ eminent authors review fundamental topics as well as new models, theories, and discussions · Each entry is detailed and scientifically rigorous, yet accessible to undergraduate students and amateur astronomers · More than 700 full-color digital images and diagrams from current space missions and observatories amplify the chapters · Thematic chapters provide up-to-date coverage, including a discussion on the new International Astronomical Union (IAU) vote on the definition of a planet · Information is easily accessible with numerous cross-references and a full glossary and index

Author : Guy Consolmagno,Martha W. Schaefer
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009687414

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Worlds Apart by Guy Consolmagno,Martha W. Schaefer Pdf

For one or two-semester course in Planetary Science. Reflecting the latest research in the field, Worlds Apart offers a comprehensive introduction to planetary science while training students to look at the universe in a scientific way.

Author : Sara Seager
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816529452

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Exoplanets by Sara Seager Pdf

For the first time in human history, we know for certain the existence of planets around other stars. Now the fastest-growing field in space science, the time is right for this fundamental source book on the topic which will lay the foundation for its continued growth. Exoplanets serves as both an introduction for the non-specialist and a foundation for the techniques and equations used in exoplanet observation by those dedicated to the field.

Author : Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107145269

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Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of Planetary Atmospheres and Ionospheres by Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky Pdf

Reviews the fundamentals for studying chemical compositions of planetary atmospheres and ionospheres, for graduate students and researchers.

Author : Alberto Patiño Douce
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 723 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139497015

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Thermodynamics of the Earth and Planets by Alberto Patiño Douce Pdf

This textbook provides an intuitive yet mathematically rigorous introduction to the thermodynamics and thermal physics of planetary processes. It demonstrates how the workings of planetary bodies can be understood in depth by reducing them to fundamental physics and chemistry. The book is based on two courses taught by the author for many years at the University of Georgia. It includes 'Guided Exercise' boxes; end-of-chapter problems (worked solutions provided online); and software boxes (Maple code provided online). As well as being an ideal textbook on planetary thermodynamics for advanced students in the Earth and planetary sciences, it also provides an innovative and quantitative complement to more traditional courses in geological thermodynamics, petrology, chemical oceanography and planetary science. In addition to its use as a textbook, it is also of great interest to researchers looking for a 'one stop' source of concepts and techniques that they can apply to their research problems.