Dynamics and Evolution of Minor Bodies with Galactic and Geological Implications
Publisher: Springer; Brand: Springer
Published: Nov 09, 2012
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9789401052177
Description: Minor bodies in the Solar System, though representing only a small fraction of the mass in the Solar System, may well play a fundamental role in terrestrial evolution. This book contains investigations of the dynamics and physics of comets, asteroids and meteor streams, and the rather controversial topic of periodic phenomena in the Solar System as signified by geological records, together with several associated developments in celestial dynamics. All these problems are interwoven. This book makes a contribution towards unravelling the nature of the interactions between the Earth and its celestial environment.