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Author Krishna Swamy, K. S.

Title Physics of comets / K.S. Krishna Swamy.

Publication Info. Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, [1997]
©1997

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Edition 2nd ed.
Description 1 online resource (xiii, 380 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; v. 2
World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; v. 2.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. General introduction. 1.1. Historical perspective. 1.2. Encounter with comet Halley. 1.3. Discovery. 1.4. Appearance. 1.5. Statistics. 1.6. Importance. 1.7. Brightness. 1.8. Main characteristics. 1.9. An overall view -- 2. Dynamics. 2.1. Orbital elements. 2.2. Orbit in space -- 3. Physical aspects. 3.1. Black body radiation. 3.2. Perfect gas law. 3.3. Dissociative equilibrium. 3.4. Doppler shift. 3.5. Spectroscopy. 3.6. Isotope effect. 3.7. Franck-Condon factors. 3.8. Intensity of emitted lines. 3.9. Boltzmann distribution. 3.10. [symbol]-doubling. 3.11. Solar radiation. 3.12. Solar wind -- 4. Spectra. 4.1. Main characteristics. 4.2. Forbidden transitions. 4.3. Line-to-continuum ratio -- 5. Spectra of coma. 5.1. Fluorescence process. 5.2. Excitation temperature. 5.3. Abundances of heavy elements. 5.4. Isotopic abundances -- 6. Gas-production rates in coma. 6.1. Theoretical models. 6.2. Results. 6.3. Analysis of hydrogen observations. 6.4. Gas-phase chemistry in the coma. 6.5. Temperature and velocities of the coma gas. 6.6. Parent molecules. 6.7. Summary -- 7. Dust tail. 7.1. Dynamics. 7.2. Anti-tail. 7.3. Dust features. 7.4. Icy-halo -- 8. Light scattering theory. 8.1. Mie scattering theory. 8.2. Approximate expressions. 8.3. Computation of cross sections. 8.4. Results. 8.5. Particles of other types. 8.6. Optical constants -- 9. The nature of dust particles. 9.1. Visible continuum. 9.2. Polarization. 9.3. Infrared measurements. 9.4. Spectral features. 9.5. Properties derived from in situ measurements. 9.6. Albedo of the particles. 9.7. Continuum emission in the radio region. 9.8. Radiation-pressure effects. 9.9. Summary -- 10. Ion tails. 10.1. Evidence for the solar wind. 10.2. Dynamical aberration. 10.3. Theoretical considerations. 10.4. Instabilities and waves. 10.5. Acceleration of cometary ions. 10.6. Large scale structures -- 11. Nucleus. 11.1. Theory of vaporization. 11.2. Outbursts. 11.3. Albedo and radius. 11.4. Rotation. 11.5. Density. 11.6. Chemical composition. 11.7. Mass loss. 11.8. Structure. 11.9. Non-gravitational forces -- 12. Origin. 12.1. Evidence for the oort cloud. 12.2. Evolution and properties of oort cloud. 12.3. Origin of the oort cloud -- 13. Relation to other solar system. 13.1. Asteroids. 13.2. Meteorites. 13.3. Meteor streams. 13.4. Particles collected at high altitudes. 13.5. Primordial material. 13.6. Chemical evolution. 13.7. Overview -- 14. Problems and prospects. 14.1. Epilogue. 14.2. Future studies. 14.3. Postscript.
Summary The study of Comet Halley in 1986 was a tremendous success for cometary science. In March of that year, six spacecrafts passed through Comet Halley as close as 600 km from the nucleus and made the in situ measurements of various kinds. These space missions to Comet Halley and that of the ICE spacecraft to Comet Giacobini-Zinner combined with studies, both ground-based and above the atmosphere, have increased our knowledge of cometary science in a dramatic way. This new edition of Physics of Comets incorporates these new and exciting findings. The emphasis of the book is on the physical processes operating in a cometary environment. It discusses up-to-date observations, methods and results based on the study of various comets. The subject is developed in a systematic manner covering various aspects of cometary phenomena. This book may serve as a text book for students, and as reference material for researchers.
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Subject Comets.
Comets.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Krishna Swamy, K.S. Physics of comets. 2nd ed. Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©1997 9810226322 (DLC) 97007970 (OCoLC)36477071
ISBN 9789812830258 (electronic book)
9812830251 (electronic book)
9810226322
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