Chaos and Stability in Planetary Systems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dvorak, Rudolf (Editor), Freistetter, Florian (Editor), Kurths, Jürgen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 683
• Subjects: Physics.; Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Planetology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Earth Sciences, general.; Geophysics/Geodesy.
• Physical Description: XI, 281 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540345565
• ISSN: 0075-8450 ;

This book is intended as an introduction to the field of planetary systems at the postgraduate level. It consists of four extensive lectures on Hamiltonian dynamics, celestial mechanics, the structure of extrasolar planetary systems and the formation of planets. As such, this volume is particularly suitable for those who need to understand the substantial connections between these different topics.