The study of Comet Halley in 1986 was a tremendous success for cometary science. In March of that year, six spacecrafts passed through Comet Halley as close as 600 km from the nucleus and made the in situ measurements of various kinds. These space missions to Comet Halley and that of the ICE spacecraft to Comet Giacobini-Zinner combined with studies, both ground-based and above the atmosphere, have increased our knowledge of cometary science in a dramatic way.This new edition of Physics of Comets incorporates these new and exciting findings. The emphasis of the book is on the physical processes operating in a cometary environment. It discusses up-to-date observations, methods and results based on the study of various comets. The subject is developed in a systematic manner covering various aspects of cometary phenomena. This book may serve as a text book for students, and as reference material for researchers.

Physics of Comets (2nd Edition) (World Scientific Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Science & Math

Krishna Swamy, K S

Astronomy & Space Science

World Scientific Publishing Company

<p>This book deals systematically with the physics of comets in light of present knowledge on various aspects of cometary phenomena and the problems that require further attention.The basic aspects, methods and models that have been used extensively at the present time for the interpretation of cometary observations are fully discussed. This is the first book of its kind giving an in-depth coverage on the subject.</p>

Physics of Comets

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Physics of Comets (2nd Edition) (World Scientific Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Physics of Comets