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Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics
- 1st Edition, Volume 4 - October 22, 2013
- Editor: Zdeněk Kopal
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 4 2 5 - 1
Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 4 brings together numerous research works on different aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. This volume is composed of five… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 4 brings together numerous research works on different aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. This volume is composed of five chapters, and starts with a description of objective prism and its application in space observations. The next chapter deals with the possibilities of deriving reliable models of the figure, density distribution, and gravity field of the Moon based on data obtained through Earth-bound telescopes. These topics are followed by a discussion on the ideal partially relativistic, partially degenerate gas in an exact manner. A chapter examines first the effect of exchange of matter on the periods of close binary systems, and then briefly surveys the mechanisms of mass loss, other causes of period changes, and related evolutionary problems. The last chapter looks into the cometary origin of meteorites. This book will prove useful to astronomers and astrophysicists.
Contributors to Volume 4
Contents of Previous Volumes
Objective Prisms and Measurement of Radial Velocities
I. Generalities on Objective Prisms
II. Classic Objective Prisms
III. Luminosity of Objective Prisms
IV. Optical Combinations of Objective Prisms
V. Measurement of Radial Velocities with Objective Prisms
VI. Reversal Method with Normal-Field Prism
VII. Results and Programs
List of Symbols
References
The Figure and Gravity Field of the Moon
I. Introduction
II. Geometric Properties
III. Dynamic Properties
IV. Conclusion
List of Symbols
Appendix I. Marginal Zone of the Moon
Appendix II. Analysis of the Elevation Data of the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center (ACIC)
References
The Relativistic Degenerate Gas
I. Introduction
II. The Equation of State
III. Thermodynamic Relations
IV. Fluid Dynamic Relations
V. Mixtures of Gases: Electrons and Ions
VI. Conclusions and Comments
Appendix. Tables of the Qn+ Functions
References
Exchange of Matter and Period Changes in Close Binary Systems
I. Introduction
II. Possible Mechanisms of Mass Loss
III. General Equations
IV. Direct Applications of the General Expressions for Variations of Orbital Elements
V. Other Causes of Period Changes
VI. General Considerations
References
The Stray Bodies in the Solar System Part II. The Cometary Origin of Meteorites
I. Introduction
II. Asteroidal Origin
III. Lifetimes of Stray Bodies in Close Encounters with the Planets
IV. Orbital Characteristics in Random Close Encounters
V. Increase of the Encounter Velocity through Equipartition
VI. Arnold's Improved Monte Carlo Experiments
VII. Comparison with Actual Orbits of Stray Bodies
VIII. Lunar Origin
IX. Cometary Origin
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 358
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 4
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9781483224251
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