The physics of the planets: Their origin, evolution and structure

Book · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5236190

Runcorn, S K

This book's contents include: STRUCTURE AND CONSTITUTION. Properties of Iron at the Earth's Core Conditions. Simple Solid State Equations for Materials of Terrestrial Planet Interiors. Physics of Planets as Cold Bodies. PLANETARY DYNAMICS. The Dynamics of the Atmosphere of Venus. The Rheological Approach to the Viscosity of Planetary Mantles: a Critical Assessment. Atmospheric Dynamics of the Major Planets. CELESTIAL MECHANICS. Some Recent Researches on the Age and Stability of the Solar System. Stability and Evolution of Primeval Lunar Satellite Orbits. Long Term Behaviour of Planetary Orbits: Theory and Numerical Experiments. ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Mantle and Atmospheric Evolution: The Heavy Rare Gas Evidence. Plasma Cosmology. Solid-Solid Collisions as a Mechanism of Accretion of Terrestrial Planets.

• OSTI ID: 5236190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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