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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146742503321

Titolo

Topics in gravitational dynamics : solar, extra-solar and galactic systems / / D. Benest, C. Froeschle, E. Lega (editors)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Germany : , : Springer, , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

3-540-72984-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 413 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 729

Disciplina

521/.1

Soggetti

Celestial mechanics

Extrasolar planets

Gravitation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of the 2006 Aussois Winter School "Open Problems of Celestial Mechanics".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

An Overview on the Nekhoroshev Theorem -- Diffusion in Hamiltonian Quasi-Integrable Systems -- Weakly Dissipative Systems in Celestial Mechanics -- Connectence and Stability of Dynamical Systems -- Chaotic Diffusion of Asteroids -- An Overview of the Rotations of Planets in the Solar System -- On the Stability of Extra-Solar Planetary Systems -- Origin Theories for the Eccentricities of Extrasolar Planets -- Methods for the Study of the Dynamics of the Oort Cloud Comets I: Modelling the Stellar Perturbations -- Methods for the Study of the Dynamics of the Oort Cloud Comets II: Modelling the Galactic Tide -- Special Features of Galactic Dynamics -- On the Difficulty to Foresee Solar Cycles: A Non-Deterministic Approach.

Sommario/riassunto

This set of lectures collects surveys of open problems in celestial dynamics and dynamical astronomy applied to solar, extra-solar and galactic systems. Emphasis is on questions of stability of planetary systems. In particular the discovery and thus the possibility to study many new extra-solar planetary systems have spurred new developments in the field and enabled the testing and enlargement of the domains of validity of theoretical predictions through the Nekhoroshev theorem.