Circumstellar Dust Disks and Planet Formation
Author: Roger Ferlet
Publisher: Atlantica Séguier Frontières
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9782863321737
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Physical Processes in Circumstellar Disks Around Young Stars
Author: Paulo J. V. Garcia
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011-05-15
Total Pages: 437
ISBN-13: 0226282295
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCircumstellar disks are vast expanses of dust that form around new stars in the earliest stages of their birth. Predicted by astronomers as early as the eighteenth century, they weren’t observed until the late twentieth century, when interstellar imaging technology enabled us to see nascent stars hundreds of light years away. Since then, circumstellar disks have become an area of intense study among astrophysicists, largely because they are thought to be the forerunners of planetary systems like our own—the possible birthplaces of planets. This volume brings together a team of leading experts to distill the most up-to-date knowledge of circumstellar disks into a clear introductory volume. Understanding circumstellar disks requires a broad range of scientific knowledge, including chemical processes, the properties of dust and gases, hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, radiation transfer, and stellar evolution—all of which are covered in this comprehensive work, which will be indispensable for graduate students, seasoned researchers, or even advanced undergrads setting out on the study of planetary evolution.
From Protoplanetary Disks to Planet Formation
Author: Philip J. Armitage
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-02-02
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 3662586878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIs the Sun and its planetary system special? How did the Solar system form? Are there similar systems in the Galaxy? How common are habitable planets? What processes take place in the early life of stars and in their surrounding circumstellar disks that could impact whether life emerges or not? This book is based on the lectures by Philip Armitage and Wilhelm Kley presented at 45th Saas-Fee Advanced Course „From Protoplanetary Disks to Planet Formation“ of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy. The first part deals with the physical processes occurring in proto-planetary disks starting with the observational context, structure and evolution of the proto-planetary disk, turbulence and accretion, particle evolution and structure formation. The second part covers planet formation and disk-planet interactions. This includes in detail dust and planetesimal formation, growth to protoplanets, terrestrial planet formation, giant planet formation, migration of planets, multi-planet systems and circumbinary planets. As Saas-Fee advanced course this book offers PhD students an in-depth treatment of the topic enabling them to enter on a research project in the field.
Protoplanetary Dust
Author: Dániel Apai
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-01-21
Total Pages: 397
ISBN-13: 0521517729
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first comprehensive overview of planet formation for students and researchers in astronomy, cosmochemistry, laboratory astrophysics and planetary sciences.
From Disks to Planets
Author: Michel Blanc
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-01-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789402416466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume discusses the evolutionary paths linking planets and their atmospheres to their origin within circumstellar disks. It reviews the main phases of this evolution, summarizes what we understand and what are the important open questions, and suggests ways towards solutions. Dust accretion within disks generates planet cores, while gas accretion on these cores leads to the diversity of their fluid envelopes. The formation of planetary proto-atmospheres and oceans is an essential product of planet formation. A fraction of the planets retain their primary proto-atmosphere, while others lose it and may form a “secondary” atmosphere. When the disk finally dissipates, it leaves us with the combination of a planetary system and a debris disk. Using the next generation of observing facilities, we will be able to reconstruct more accurately the evolutionary paths linking stellar genesis to the possible emergence of habitable worlds. Originally published in Space Science Reviews, Volume 205, Issue 1-4, December 2016
Physical Processes in Circumstellar Disks around Young Stars
Author: Paulo J. V. Garcia
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011-04-15
Total Pages: 437
ISBN-13: 0226282309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCircumstellar disks are vast expanses of dust that form around new stars in the earliest stages of their birth. Predicted by astronomers as early as the eighteenth century, they weren’t observed until the late twentieth century, when interstellar imaging technology enabled us to see nascent stars hundreds of light years away. Since then, circumstellar disks have become an area of intense study among astrophysicists, largely because they are thought to be the forerunners of planetary systems like our own—the possible birthplaces of planets. This volume brings together a team of leading experts to distill the most up-to-date knowledge of circumstellar disks into a clear introductory volume. Understanding circumstellar disks requires a broad range of scientific knowledge, including chemical processes, the properties of dust and gases, hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, radiation transfer, and stellar evolution—all of which are covered in this comprehensive work, which will be indispensable for graduate students, seasoned researchers, or even advanced undergrads setting out on the study of planetary evolution.
Protostars and Planets VI
Author: Henrik Beuther
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2014-12-18
Total Pages: 945
ISBN-13: 0816531242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProceedings of a conference held in Heidelberg, Germany, July 15-20, 2013.
From Dust To Stars
Author: Norbert S. Schulz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-03-06
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 3540273212
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the present and the early universe. The book describes complex physical processes involved in the creation of stars and during their young lives. It illustrates how these processes reveal themselves from radio wavelengths to high energy X-rays and gamma -rays, with special reference towards high energy signatures. Several sections devoted to key analysis techniques demonstrate how modern research in this field is pursued.
Meteorites, Comets, and Planets
Author: A.M. Davis
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2005-11-21
Total Pages: 755
ISBN-13: 0080525350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume 1 provides a broad overview of the chemistry of the solar system. It includes chapters on the origin of the elements and solar system abundances, the solar nebula and planet formation, meteorite classification, the major types of meteorites, important processes in early solar system history, geochemistry of the terrestrial planets, the giant planets and their satellite, comets, and the formation and early differentiation of the Earth. This volume is intended to be the first reference work one would consult to learn about the chemistry of the solar system. Reprinted individual volume from the acclaimed Treatise on Geochemistry (10 Volume Set, ISBN 0-08-043751-6, published in 2003)
Encyclopedia of Astrobiology
Author: Ricardo Amils
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2021-01-14
Total Pages: 1853
ISBN-13: 9783642278334
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe interdisciplinary field of Astrobiology constitutes a joint arena where provocative discoveries are coalescing concerning, e.g. the prevalence of exoplanets, the diversity and hardiness of life, and its increasingly likely chances for its emergence. Biologists, astrophysicists, biochemists, geoscientists and space scientists share this exciting mission of revealing the origin and commonality of life in the Universe. The members of the different disciplines are used to their own terminology and technical language. In the interdisciplinary environment many terms either have redundant meanings or are completely unfamiliar to members of other disciplines. The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology serves as the key to a common understanding. Each new or experienced researcher and graduate student in adjacent fields of astrobiology will appreciate this reference work in the quest to understand the big picture. The carefully selected group of active researchers contributing to this work and the expert field editors intend for their contributions, from an internationally comprehensive perspective, to accelerate the interdisciplinary advance of astrobiology.
