Michael M Woolfson

The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System begins by describing historical (pre-1950) theories and illustrating why they became unacceptable. The main part of the book critically examines five extant theories, including the current paradigm, the solar nebula theory, to determine how well they fit with accepted scientific principles and observations. This analysis shows that the solar nebula theory satisfies the principles and observational constraints no better than its predecessors. The capture theory put forward by the author fares better and also indicates an initial scenario leading to a causal series of events that explain all the major features of the solar system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 436
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 862g
• ISBN-13: 9780750304573
• ISBN-10: 075030457X
• Artikelnr.: 37186749

Autorenporträt

Michael M. Woolfson

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 The general background: The structure of the solar system.
Observations and theories of star formation. What should a theory explain?
Part 2 Setting the theoretical scene: Theories up to 1960. Part 3 Current
theories: A brief survey of modern theories. The Sun, planets and
satellites. Planetary orbits and angular momentum. A planetary collision.
The Moon. Smaller planets and irregular satellites. Asteroids, meteorites
and comets. Part 4 The current state of theories: Comparisons of the main
theories. Appendices.