From the Publisher
“An excellent authoritative introduction to modern celestial mechanics that stands as a uniquely accessible guide to the interested student as well as to the professional astronomer/astrophysicist. Professor Tremaine is among the leaders in the field of planetary dynamics, a highly respected scholar, and a very influential mentor to many.”—Renu Malhotra, Regents Professor, University of Arizona“This book is clearly destined to become a major resource in the field. I would strongly recommend it as essential reading for any student intending to study planetary system dynamics at the graduate level and beyond.”—Mark Wyatt, Professor of Astrophysics, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge"A quite impressive book. Through well-woven text and equations, Dynamics of Planetary Systems provides excellent explanations of the physical processes responsible for planetary motions as well as presenting both analytic and modern numerical techniques used to solve specific problems."—Jack Lissauer, Stanford University
“Dynamics of Planetary Systems thoroughly incorporates recent advances in the field and lays crucial background for understanding them while emphasizing the fundamentals of the dynamics discipline, making it sure to remain a valuable resource for interpreting whatever surprises await us in the next decades.”—Rebekah Ilene Dawson, Pennsylvania State University
“Thirty-five years after Binney and Tremaine’s compendium on galactic dynamics, Scott Tremaine presents a compelling book on planetary dynamics. Focusing on concepts and methods rather than modern results, the book provides the information needed for students and young researchers to launch themselves into the thriving field of the dynamical evolution of planetary (and satellite) systems.”—
Alessandro Morbidelli, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur“Artfully balancing breadth with depth, and abundant with deep insights, unorthodox approaches, and numerous practical examples based on real astrophysical problems,
Dynamics of Planetary Systems can be used as a comprehensive teaching tool and as an authoritative reference for professional researchers.”—
Roman Rafikov, University of Cambridge“Tremaine’s clarity of exposition and incisive problem-solving makes his new treatment of planetary dynamics a pleasure to read and invaluable as a reference. It contains the concepts and methods needed to embark on new research projects in this field.”—
Daniel Fabrycky, University of Chicago