Physics of Planetary Rings : Celestial Mechanics of Continuous Media /

Physics of Planetary Rings describes striking structures in the planetary rings of Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter and Neptune. In Saturn, the rings are stratified into thousands of ringlets united in a complex hierarchical structure with spiral waves and gaps; in Uranus, they are compressed into narrow str...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fridman, Alexei M.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Gorkavyi, Nikolai N.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1999.
Series:	Astronomy and astrophysics library.
Subjects:	Physics. Astrophysics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Observational Data
Celestial Mechanics Minimum
Elementary Particle Dynamics: Rigid Body Collisions; Ring Cosmogony; Wave, Photometric, and Other Effects
Collective Dynamics of Disc. Particles: Formalism; Stability Analysis
Resonance Effects in Planetary Rings: Spiral Waves; Narrow Ringlets and and Satellites
Formation and Stability of the Uranian Rings
Origin, Dynamics, and Stability of the Neptunian Rings
Self-organisation of the Solar System
Space Studies of the Outer Planets
Conclusion
Appendices
References
Index.