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...

Table of Contents:

• From Protoplanetary Disks to Planetary Disks: Gas Dispersal and Dust Growth
• Dynamics of Small Bodies in Planetary Systems
• Asteroids and Their Collisional Disruption
• On the Strength and Disruption Mechanisms of Small Bodies in the Solar System
• Meteoroids and Meteors #x02014; Observations and Connection to Parent Bodies
• Optical Properties of Dust
• Evolution of Dust and Small Bodies: Physical Processes
• Observational Studies of Interplanetary Dust
• Six Hot Topics in Planetary Astronomy
• Detection of Extrasolar Planets and Circumstellar Disks.