Small Bodies in Planetary Systems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mann, Ingrid (Editor), Nakamura, Akiko (Editor), Mukai, Tadashi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 758
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Space sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

The small bodies in planetary systems are indicative of the material evolution, the dynamical evolution and the presence of planets in a system. Recent astronomical research, space research, laboratory research and numerical simulations have brought a wealth of new and exciting findings on extra-sol...