Uranus
Uranus

Author: Ellis D. Miner

Publisher:

Published: 1998-01-29

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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Miner, closely involved with the Voyager Mission and its scientific findings during its planetary encounters, updates his 1990 reference on the seventh planet. His treatment is accessible to non-specialists but contains information useful to professional planet scientists. He reviews the history of knowledge since the discovery of Uranus in 1781, the myriad of features found during the 1986 Voyager 2 encounter, and the considerable new information obtained since then from the Hubble Space Telescope and other sources. Highly illustrated in black and white. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Planetary Ring Systems
Planetary Ring Systems

Author: Matthew S. Tiscareno

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-03-22

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 1108547184

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Planetary rings are among the most intriguing structures of our solar system and have fascinated generations of astronomers. Collating emerging knowledge in the field, this volume reviews our current understanding of ring systems with reference to the rings of Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and more. Written by leading experts, the history of ring research and the basics of ring–particle orbits is followed by a review of the known planetary ring systems. All aspects of ring system science are described in detail, including specific dynamical processes, types of structures, thermal properties and their origins, and investigations using computer simulations and laboratory experiments. The concluding chapters discuss the prospects of future missions to planetary rings, the ways in which ring science informs and is informed by the study of other astrophysical disks, and a perspective on the field's future. Researchers of all levels will benefit from this thorough and engaging presentation.

Planetary Ring Systems
Planetary Ring Systems

Author: Ellis D. Miner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-12-03

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0387739815

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This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on the topic of planetary rings systems yet written. The book is written in a style and at a language level easily accessible to the interested non-expert. The authors cover the scientific significance of ring studies, the history of their discovery and characterization, the observations of Pioneer 10 at Jupiter, Pioneer 11 and Voyager 1 at Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 at all four giant planets of the solar system, and Galileo at Jupiter. Each chapter includes extensive notes, references, figures and tables. A bibliography is included at the end of each chapter.

Uranus
Uranus

Author: Miner Ellis D.

Publisher: Halsted Press

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780470216620

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Planetary Rings
Planetary Rings

Author: Larry W. Esposito

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-03-06

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1139867709

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Fully updated and expanded, this new edition presents a cutting-edge summary of planetary rings, including results from Cassini's Saturn System, Equinox and Solstice missions, and the New Horizons flyby of Jupiter. The book introduces basic physical processes and simple mathematical approaches in an accessible manner, including N-body and stochastic models of ring dynamics. Further revised chapters present highlighted topics including Saturn's F ring, Uranus' rings and moons, Neptune's partial rings, dusty rings, and Jupiter's ring-moon system after Galileo and New Horizons. Cassini results are fully integrated throughout, including new images in color, and a new Afterword links ring images in the Cassini 'Hall of Fame' gallery to the relevant explanation in the text. An online cache of images and videos from NASA's collection makes it easy to locate relevant and beautiful illustrative materials. This is a key resource for students, researchers and professionals in planetary science, astronomy and space-mission research.

Planetary Rings
Planetary Rings

Author: Larry Esposito

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-07-03

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 0521362229

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This 2006 text covers all aspects of planetary rings with particular emphasis on ring history and evolution.

X-Ray Diffraction Study of Nematic Smectic A and C Liquid Crystals
X-Ray Diffraction Study of Nematic Smectic A and C Liquid Crystals

Author: B. I. Ostrovskii

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9783718649075

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Reviews recent studies of X-ray scattering phenomena in liquid crystals, in particular their relationship to phase-transition physics. Also explored are the main approximations which are used to obtain structural information from the scattering spectre of liquid crystals and to determine the short-range order in the molecule arrangement.