Origin of Planetary Systems
Location and time: INF 227, Hs 1, Do 15.15-17.45
Begin: October, 21.
see also:
lectures in astronomy
Contents (preliminary)
- Structure of our Solar System, formation of planets
- Protoplanetary accretion discs
- Formation of planetesimals
- Formation terrestrial planets
- Formation of giant gaseous planets
- Interaction of massive planets with the accretion disc
- The Asteroid belt & Meteorites
- Big impacts
- Satellite systems
- Kuiper belt and Oort's cloud, Comets
- Formation of the atmospheres of terrestrial planets
- Extrasolar planetary systems
The lecture discusses the theories on the formation of planetary
systems with a focus on the formation of our own Solar System. Obervational
methods and results are treated only cursory.
Prerequisites:
Elementary knowledge as presented in the courses Introduction into
Astronomy & Astrophysics I + II (would be useful, but is not
essential)
Literature:
- Protostars & Planets II (1985) D.C. Black & M.S. Matthews (eds.)
University of Arizona Press, Tucson
- Protostars & Planets III (1993) E.H. Levy & J.I. Lunine (eds.) University
of Arizona Press, Tucson
- Protostars & Planets IV (2000) V. Mannings, A.P. Boss & S.S Russell
(eds.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson
- Origin of the Earth and Moon (2000) R.M. Canup & K. Righter (eds.)
University of Arizona Press, Tucson
- Asteroids III (2002) W.F. Bottke, A. Cellino, P. Paolicchi, R.P. Binzel
(eds.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson
- Meteorites and the Early Solar System (1988) J.F. Kerridge &
M.S. Matthews (eds.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson
- Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System (1995) J.S. Lewis. Academic
Press, San Diego
Additional literature will be given during the lecture
A collection of web-pages on planets and planetary science:
Lunar and Planetary Institute