Introductory notes on planetary science :the solar system, exoplanets and planet formation /

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"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. What is a planet? -- 1.2. Solar system overview -- 1.3. Brief remarks on this text -- 1.4. Important terms -- 1.5. Chapter 1 homework questions2. Energy from the sun -- 2.1. Energy generation in the sun -- 2.2. Blackbody curves and luminosity -- 2.3. The inverse square law -- 2.4. The equilibrium temperature of planets -- 2.5. Important terms -- 2.6. Chapter 2 homework questions3. Planetary dynamics for two bodies -- 3.1. Review of Newton's laws and vector notation -- 3.2. Two-body interactions -- 3.3. Kepler's laws of planetary motion -- 3.4. Orbital energy -- 3.5. Important terms -- 3.6. Chapter 3 homework questions4. More complicated dynamics : more than two bodies, and non-point masses -- 4.1. Lagrange points -- 4.2. Mean motion resonance -- 4.4. Important terms -- 4.5. Chapter 4 homework questions5. Extrasolar planets -- 5.1. Why finding exoplanets is difficult -- 5.2. Radial velocity -- 5.3. Astrometry -- 5.4. Transits -- 5.5. Gravitational microlensing -- 5.6. Direct imaging -- 5.7. Properties of known exoplanets -- 5.8. Important terms -- 5.9. Chapter 5 homework questions6. Planetary interiors -- 6.1. Bulk density -- 6.2. Moment of inertia and interior structure -- 6.3. Energy in planetary interiors -- 6.4. Interiors of solar system planets -- 6.5. Important terms -- 6.6. Chapter 6 homework questions7. Planetary surfaces -- 7.1. Impact cratering -- 7.2. Geologic activity on the terrestrial planets -- 7.3. Surface composition -- 7.4. Important terms -- 7.5. Chapter 7 homework questions8. Planetary atmospheres -- 8.1. Escape speed and its effect on planetary atmospheres -- 8.2. Atmospheric structure -- 8.3. The greenhouse effect -- 8.4. Atmospheric dynamics -- 8.5. Important terms -- 8.6. Chapter 8 homework questions9. Planet formation -- 9.1. Star and disk formation -- 9.2. Protoplanetary disk properties -- 9.3. Solid planet growth -- 9.4. Gas giants -- 9.5. Disk evolution and planet migration -- 9.6. Meteorites : cosmochemical probes and planet formation clocks -- 9.7. Important terms -- 9.8. Chapter 9 homework question.Planets come in many different sizes, and with many different compositions, orbiting our Sun and countless other stars. Understanding their properties and interactions requires an understanding of a diverse set of sub-fields, including orbital and atmospheric dynamics, geology, geophysics, and chemistry. This textbook provides a physics-based tour of introductory planetary science concepts for undergraduate students majoring in astronomy, planetary science, or related fields. It shows how principles and equations learned in introductory physics classes can be applied to study many aspects of planets, including dynamics, surfaces, interiors, and atmospheres. It also includes chapters on the discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets, and the physics of planet formation.Astronomy or planetary science upper-level undergraduates planning to study solar system science, exoplanetary science, or planet formation. Introduction to a planetary-related field for researchers/graduate students.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Colette Salyk is currently an astronomy professor at Vassar College, where she teaches courses in planetary science, observational astronomy, and introductory physics. Her research focuses on the chemistry of planet formation, and the role it plays in producing planetary diversity. She has performed observations of planet formation using space-based telescopes and telescopes around the world. Kevin Lewis is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches courses in remote sensing and the geology of the Earth and other planets. His research focuses on the geological evolution of the terrestrial planets, and in particular the climate history of Mars. He has been a science team member on several planetary missions, including the Mars Exploration Rovers, the Curiosity Mars rover, and the InSIght lander.Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 14, 2021).

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SCIENCE / Astronomy.
Solar system - the Sun & planets.
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