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Celestial and Stellar Dynamics

Coming soon in January 2025

Authors

Barbara Ryden
, The Ohio State University

Description

Although the field of celestial dynamics – the application of Newtonian dynamics to systems with a relatively small number of celestial bodies – is centuries old, it has been reinvigorated by the discovery of thousands of exoplanetary systems orbiting other stars. This textbook uses the properties of planetary systems, including own Solar System, to illustrate the rich variety of behavior permitted by Newton's law of gravity. The textbook then expands its view to examine stellar dynamics – the study of…

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Key features

  • Covers both celestial dynamics and stellar dynamics, which are often taught separately despite being based on the same principles of Newtonian gravity
  • Focuses on key physical processes for a concise, focused coverage, avoiding topics that are only of real interest to specialists
  • Mathematical derivations are complemented with physical intuition and motivated by order of magnitude calculations, allowing students to understand why certain effects are important, and what causes them
  • Integrates observational results with the theoretical calculations, using a wide range of examples, giving students a better understanding of how the field developed, as well as a broader astrophysical context

About the book

  • Subjects Astrophysics,General Astronomy,Physics and Astronomy
  • Format: Hardback
    • Expected publication date: 31 March 2025
    • ISBN: 9781108836432
    • Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
    • Page extent: 250 pages
    • Availability: Not yet published - available from
  • Format: Paperback
    • Expected publication date: 31 March 2025
    • ISBN: 9781108819015
    • Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
    • Page extent: 250 pages
    • Availability: Not yet published - available from
  • Format: Digital
    • Expected publication date: 06 January 2025
    • ISBN: 9781108871013