Origin of the solar system proceedings of a conference held at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, January 23-24, 1962.
Origin of the Solar System covers the proceedings of the conference held at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York on January 23-24, 1962. The book focuses on the issues related with the origin and development of the solar system, as well as star formation, solar nebula, and protostars....
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1963.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Origin of the Solar System; Copyright Page; Contributors; Preface and Introduction; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Historical Review of Theories of the Origin of the Solar System; I. Descartes' Vortex Theory; II. The First Tidal Theory; III. The Nebular Hypothesis: Kant; IV. The Nebular Hypothesis : Laplace; V. The Influence of Electric and Magnetic Effects; VI. Modern Tidal Theories; VII. The Binary and Triple Star Theories; VIII. A Revival of Kant's Theory; IX. Again the Solar Magnetic Field; X. The Supernova Hypothesis; XI. The Role of Turbulence; XII. The Dust-Cloud Hypothesis
- XIII. Gravitational Instability in the Solar NebulaXIV. An Extension of von Weizsäker's Theory; XV. The Russian School of Cosmogony; XVI. Evidence from the Meteorites; XVII. Recent Developments and Future Prospects; References; Chapter 2. Star Formation; I. Introduction; II. Environment of Star Formation; III. Stages in Star Formation; IV. Stage One-Formation of Interstellar Clouds; V. Start of Second Stage-Instability of Protostar; VI. Development of Second Stage-Collapse and Fragmentation; VII. Stage Three-Helmholtz Contraction of Protostar; VIII. Stage Four-Second Collapse
- Chapter 3. Contraction of the Sun toward the Main SequenceChapter 4. Formation of the Planets; Chapter 5. Dissipation of the Solar Nebula; Chapter 6. Formation of Light Nuclei; Chapter 7. The Formation of the Solar Nebula; Chapter 8. Meteorites and the Early History of the Solar System; I. Introduction; II. Early Thermal History of Meteoritic Matter; III. Primordial Noble Gases; IV. Chemical Fractionations in Chondrites; V. Extinct Radioactivity and General Isotopic Anomalies; VI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 9. Properties of Chondrules-I; Chapter 10. Properties of Chondrules-Il
- Chapter 11. The Interiors of the PlanetsChapter 12. Problems Requiring Solution; Subject Index