Dynamics of Small Solar System Bodies and Exoplanets

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Souchay, Jean J. (Editor), Dvorak, Rudolf (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 790
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Planetology.; Dynamics.; Ergodic theory.; Physics.; Astrophysics.; Space sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory.

This book offers an up-to-date overview of current research on Dynamics of Small Solar System Bodies and Exoplanets. In course-tested extensive chapters the authors cover topics of theoretical celestial mechanics, physics and dynamics of asteroids, comets, stability of exoplanets and numerical integ...

Table of Contents:

• Resonances: Models and Captures
• The Lyapunov Characteristic Exponents and Their Computation
• Asteroid Dynamical Families
• An Introduction to the Dynamics of Trojan Asteroids
• The Physics of Asteroids and Their Junction with Dynamics
• The Gaia Mission and the Asteroids
• Cometary Dynamics
• Dynamical Features of the Oort Cloud Comets
• An Introduction to Common Numerical Integration Codes Used in Dynamical Astronomy
• Dynamical Stability of Extra-Solar Planets.