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020			_a9783319404899
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a523.4 _bSh23s
100			_aSharma, Ishan
245			_aShapes and dynamics of granular minor planets _bthe dynamics of deformable bodies applied to granular objects in the solar system _cIshan Sharma
260			_bSpringer _c2017 _aSwitzerland
300			_axx, 354p
440			_aAdvances in geophysical and environmental mechanics and mathematics [AGEM2]
490			_a/ edited by Kolumban Hutter
520			_aThis book develops a general approach that can be systematically refined to investigate the statics and dynamics of deformable solid bodies. These methods are then employed to small bodies in the Solar System. With several space missions underway and more being planned, interest in our immediate neighbourhood is growing. In this spirit, this book investigates various phenomena encountered in planetary science, including disruptions during planetary fly-bys, equilibrium shapes and stability of small rubble bodies, and spin-driven shape changes. The flexible procedure proposed here will help readers gain valuable insights into the mechanics of solar system bodies, while at the same time complementing numerical investigations. The technique itself is built upon the virial method successfully employed by Chandrasekhar (1969) to study the equilibrium shapes of spinning fluid objects. However, here Chandrasekhar’s approach is modified in order to study more complex dynamical situations and include objects of different rheologies, e.g., granular aggregates, or “rubble piles”. The book is largely self-contained, though some basic familiarity with continuum mechanics will be beneficial.
650			_aSolar system
650			_aGranular materials
650			_aStellar dynamics
942			_cBK
999			_c561141 _d561141