Impact of Modern Dynamics in Astronomy - Proceedings of the IAU Colloquium 172 held in Namur (Belgium), 6-11 July 1998 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)

Modem dynamics is increasingly participating in the solution of problems raised by as tronomical observations. This new relationship is being fostered on one side by the im provements in the observations, which in recent years contributed several discoveries of new systems, such as the objects in the Kuiper belt, the pulsar and star companions, to speak only of the most striking ones, and, on the other hand, by the progresses in modem dynamics. The progresses in modem dynamics are due to two factors: the dissemination of fast computers, allowing the numerical studies of very complex systems by a large number of scientists, and the improvement in our understanding of the complex behaviour of Hamiltonian systems. KAM and Nekhorochev theories have shed a light on the subtle and surprizing interplays between regular and chaotic motions; numerical experiments and analytical approximations have shown how these peculiarities are indeed present in astronomically important systems and are instrumental in understanding their formation and evolution.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	1999
Editors:	Jacques Henrard • Sylvio Ferraz-Mello
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	466
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
ISBN-13:	978-9401059305
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General Promotions
LSN:	9401059306
Barcode:	9789401059305

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