Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Souchay, Jean (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mathis, Stéphane (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Tokieda, Tadashi (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Lecture Notes in Physics, 861
• Θέματα: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astrophysics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XII, 375 p. 138 illus., 60 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783642329616
• ISSN: 0075-8450 ;

Based on the lecture notes of a school titled ‘Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics’ that brought together students and researchers, this book focuses on the fundamental theories of tides at different scales of the universe—from tiny satellites to whole galaxies—and on the most recent developments. It also attempts to place the study of tides in a historical perspective.                                                         Starting with a general tutorial on tides, the theme of tides is approached in 9 chapters from many directions. They allow non-experts to pick up a physical intuition and a sense of orders of magnitude in the theory of tides. These carefully prepared lecture notes by leaders in the field include many illustrative figures and drawings. Some even offer a variety of simple back-of the-envelope problems.