04313nam 22005175 450 991015429660332120230810001456.00-691-16698-610.1515/9781400883073(CKB)3710000000964566(MiAaPQ)EBC4778013(DE-B1597)479736(OCoLC)964359284(OCoLC)984664858(DE-B1597)9781400883073(EXLCZ)99371000000096456620190523d2017 fg engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierExoplanetary Atmospheres Theoretical Concepts and Foundations /Kevin HengPrinceton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]©20171 online resource (291 pages) illustrations (some color)Princeton Series in Astrophysics ;300-691-16697-8 1-4008-8307-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword by Sara Seager -- Preface -- 1. Observations of Exoplanetary Atmospheres: A Theorist's Review of Techniques in Astronomy -- 2. Introduction to Radiative Transfer -- 3. The Two-Stream Approximation of Radiative Transfer -- 4. Temperature-Pressure Profiles -- 5. Atmospheric Opacities: How to Use a Line List -- 6. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry -- 7. A Hierarchy of Atmospheric Chemistries -- 8. Introduction to Fluid Dynamics -- 9. Deriving the Governing Equations of Fluid Dynamics -- 10. The Shallow Water System: A Fluid Dynamics Lab on Paper -- 11. The de Laval Nozzle and Shocks -- 12. Convection, Turbulence and Fluid Instabilities -- 13. Atmospheric Escape -- 14. Outstanding Problems of Exoplanetary Atmospheres -- Appendix A: Summary of Standard Notation -- Appendix B: Essential Formulae of Vector Calculus -- Appendix C: Essential Formulae of Thermodynamics -- Appendix D: Gibbs Free Energies of Various Molecules and Reactions -- Appendix E: Python Scripts for Generating Figures -- Bibliography -- IndexThe study of exoplanetary atmospheres-that is, of planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system-may be our best hope for discovering life elsewhere in the universe. This dynamic, interdisciplinary field requires practitioners to apply knowledge from atmospheric and climate science, astronomy and astrophysics, chemistry, geology and geophysics, planetary science, and even biology. Exoplanetary Atmospheres provides an essential introduction to the theoretical foundations of this cutting-edge new science.Exoplanetary Atmospheres covers the physics of radiation, fluid dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, and atmospheric escape. It draws on simple analytical models to aid learning, and features a wealth of problem sets, some of which are open-ended. This authoritative and accessible graduate textbook uses a coherent and self-consistent set of notation and definitions throughout, and also includes appendixes containing useful formulae in thermodynamics and vector calculus as well as selected Python scripts.Exoplanetary Atmospheres prepares PhD students for research careers in the field, and is ideal for self-study as well as for use in a course setting.The first graduate textbook on the theory of exoplanetary atmospheresUnifies knowledge from atmospheric and climate science, astronomy and astrophysics, chemistry, planetary science, and moreCovers radiative transfer, fluid dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, and atmospheric escapeProvides simple analytical models and a wealth of problem setsIncludes appendixes on thermodynamics, vector calculus, tabulated Gibbs free energies, and Python scriptsSolutions manual (available only to professors)Princeton series in astrophysics.Extrasolar planetsExtrasolar planetsAtmospheresExtrasolar planets.Extrasolar planetsAtmospheres.523.8/3US 7400rvkHeng Kevin, 1246542DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910154296603321Exoplanetary Atmospheres2890254UNINA