Krishna Swamy, K. S.

Physics of comets / K.S. Krishna Swamy. - 2nd ed. - Singapore : World Scientific, c1997. - xiii, 380 p. ill. 23 cm. - World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; v. 2 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword. - Preface. - 1. General introduction. - 2. Dynamics. - 3. Physical aspects. - 4. Spectra. - 5. Spectra of coma. - 6. Gas-production rates in coma. - 7. Dust tail. - 8. Light scattering theory. - 9. The nature of dust partcles. - 10. Ion tails. - 11. Nucleus. - 12. Origin. - 13. Relation to other solar system. - 14. Problems and prospects. - References. - Index.

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