Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
Author:   D. Jewitt ,  Kathrin Altwegg ,  A. Morbidelli ,  Willy Benz
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Volume:   35
ISBN:  

9783642091094


Pages:   258
Publication Date:   25 November 2010
Format:   Paperback
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The study of the Solar system, particularly of its newly discovered outer parts, is one of the hottest topics in modern astrophysics with great potential for revealing fundamental clues about the origin of planets and even the emergence of life. The three lecturers of the 35th Saas-Fee Advanced Course, which have been updated and collected in this volume, cover the field from observational, theoretical and numerical perspectives.

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Author:   D. Jewitt ,  Kathrin Altwegg ,  A. Morbidelli ,  Willy Benz
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Volume:   35
Weight:   0.421kg
ISBN:  

9783642091094


ISBN 10:   3642091091
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   25 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Kuiper Belt and Comets: An Observational Perspective.- Comets and Their Reservoirs: Current Dynamics and Primordial Evolution.- Comets.

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David Jewitt is professor at the University of Hawaii and joint discoverer (with Jane Luu) of the first trans-Neptunian object, 1992 QB1. Alessandro Morbidelli is researcher at Nice Observatory and winner of the Urey Prize of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society in 2000. Heike Rauer is professor at the Free University of Berlin and staff scientist at the DLR institute for Planetary Research. She is joint discoverer of the sodium tail of comet Hale-Bopp.

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