Philip J. Armitage (State University of New Stony Brook University

Astrophysics of Planet Formation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This self-contained textbook is a graduate-level introduction to the physical processes that shape planetary systems, covering all stages of planet formation. The new edition has been updated and expanded to include new observational results and insights, theoretical developments, and an in-depth discussion of the leading planet formation models.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 824g
• ISBN-13: 9781108420501
• ISBN-10: 1108420508
• Artikelnr.: 57122034

Autorenporträt

Philip J. Armitage is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University, State University of New York and he leads the planet formation group at New York's Center for Computational Astrophysics. He teaches classes on planet formation to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and has lectured on the topic at summer schools worldwide.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Observations of planetary systems
2. Protoplanetary disk structure
3. Protoplanetary disk evolution
4. Planetesimal formation
5. Terrestrial planet formation
6. Giant planet formation
7. Early evolution of planetary systems
Appendix 1: physical and astronomical constants
Appendix 2: N-body methods
References
Index.