| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 302 pages) : illustrations. |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Cambridge astrobiology ; 1
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Cambridge astrobiology ; 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Historical notes on planet formation; 2 The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: placing our Solar System in context; 3 Destruction of protoplanetary disks by photoevaporation; 4 Turbulence in protoplanetary accretion disks: driving mechanisms and role in planet formation; 5 The origin of solids in the early Solar System; 6 Experiments on planetesimal formation; 7 Dust coagulation in protoplanetary disks; 8 The accretion of giant-planet cores; 9 Planetary transits. |
| Summary |
This volume addresses fundamental questions concerning the formation of planetary systems in general, and of our solar system in particular. Drawing from recent advances in observational, experimental, and theoretical research, it summarises our current understanding of the planet formation processes, and addresses major open questions and research issues. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Planets -- Origin.
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Planets -- Origin. |
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Space biology.
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Space biology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Klahr, Hubert.
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Brandner, Wolfgang, 1966-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Planet formation. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 9780521860154 (DLC) 2006281719 (OCoLC)64313073 |
| ISBN |
0511219407 |
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9780511219405 |
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0521860156 (hardback) |
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9780521860154 |
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0511220081 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511220081 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511221361 (electronic book) |
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0511221363 (electronic book) |
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0511220855 (electronic book) |
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9780511220852 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
9780521860154 |
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