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.