Graduate School in Astronomy: XIII Special Courses at the National Observatory of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27-31 October 2008

by Roig, Fernando; Lopes, Dalton; De La Reza, Ramiro; Ortega, Vladimir

• ISBN13: 9780735407305
• ISBN10: 0735407304
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-31
• Publisher: Amer Inst of Physics

Summary

These proceedings include lecture notes from three general courses in astronomy and astrophysics at graduate level presented during the 13th edition of the Special Courses at the National Observatory of Rio de Janeiro, in 2008. The lectures cover topics on planet formation, physics and dynamics of asteroids, galaxy formation and dark matter.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Sponsors and Organizing Committee	p. ix
Lecturers	p. xi
XIII CCE Program	p. xiii
Group Photograph	p. xv
Planet Formation	p. 3
Observations	p. 3
The Solar System	p. 3
Extrasolar Planets	p. 6
Planetary System Evolution	p. 11
Migration in Gaseous Disks	p. 12
Migration in Planetesimal Disks	p. 28
Planetary System Stability	p. 33
Acknowledgments	p. 41
References	p. 41
The Modeling and Dynamics of Small Asteroids as Physical Bodies	p. 45
Introduction	p. 45
An Introduction to Asteroids as Physical Bodies	p. 46
Recent History of Explorations	p. 46
Some Statistical Properties of NEAs	p. 49
Recent Advances in Asteroid Geophysics	p. 50
Indications and Extrapolations	p. 53
Particle and Spacecraft Orbital Mechanics	p. 54
Environment Models	p. 55
Equations of Motion	p. 57
Approximate Solutions of the Equations of Motion	p. 58
Summary	p. 63
Full-Body Orbital Mechanics: Binary Asteroids	p. 63
Basics of the N-Body Problem	p. 64
Extension to the Full Two Body Problem	p. 65
Hill Stability	p. 70
Stability against Impact	p. 71
Summary	p. 72
The YORP Effect	p. 72
Basic Considerations	p. 73
Rotational Dynamics	p. 76
Summary	p. 80
The Physical Evolution of Asteroids	p. 80
Introduction	p. 81
Physical Model	p. 82
Discussions and Hypotheses	p. 86
Summary	p. 93
Conclusions	p. 94
Acknowledgments	p. 94
References	p. 94
Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation	p. 101
Summary	p. 101
Dark Matter is our Friend	p. 102
What about MOND?	p. 110
Dark Matter Particles	p. 111
Dark Energy	p. 111
Challenges on Small Scales: Satellites, Cusps, Disks	p. 112
Subhalos and Satellites	p. 112
Cusps in Galaxy Centers	p. 114
Galactic Disks	p. 117
Small Scale Issues: Summary	p. 118
Galaxy Data vs. Simulations	p. 118
Semi-Analytic Models of Galaxy Formation	p. 125
Acknowledgments	p. 131
References	p. 131
List of Participants	p. 139
Author Index	p. 141
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