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Chapter 1 General Presentation of the Solar System |
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1.2 Mechanics and dynamics of the Solar System |
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1.2.1 Newton's law of gravitation |
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7 | (1) |
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1.2.3 Mean motion resonances |
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9 | (1) |
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1.2.5 The role of collisions |
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1.2.6 Migrations in the Solar System |
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1.2.7 The role of gravity in a solid body |
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1.2.8 Special configurations of the Sun-Earth-Moon system |
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1.3 Physics of the Solar System |
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1.3.1 Equilibrium temperature of an object in the Solar System |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (7) |
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29 | (3) |
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1.3.4 Small bodies of the Solar System |
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32 | (5) |
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1.3.5 The interplanetary medium |
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37 | (5) |
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42 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Solar and Planetary Systems |
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2.1 The Sun in the Galaxy |
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45 | (2) |
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2.2 Planetary systems in the Galaxy |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (6) |
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2.3.2 Chemical composition |
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2.3.3 Physical properties |
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52 | (3) |
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2.4 The formation of stars with masses close to that of the Sun |
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55 | (8) |
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63 | (4) |
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2.6 Formation of planetesimals and planetoids |
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2.7 The environment of the Solar System at its birth |
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2.8 Detection and properties of exoplanets and their systems |
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2.8.2 The unexpected discovery of planets around a pulsar |
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2.8.3 Exoplanet detection methods |
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2.8.4 Some statistical results |
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82 | (1) |
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2.8.5 The diversity of exoplanets |
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2.8.6 Exoplanet atmospheres |
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2.8.8 Some extrasolar planetary systems |
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95 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 The Interaction of Solar System Bodies with the Interplanetary Medium |
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3.1 Interplanetary plasma: origin and properties of the solar wind |
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3.1.2 The structure of the heliosphere in the ecliptic plane |
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3.1.3 The three-dimensional structure of the heliosphere |
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107 | (2) |
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3.1.4 Transient structures of the solar wind |
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3.1.5 The boundaries of the heliosphere |
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112 | (4) |
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116 | (10) |
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3.2.1 Upper planetary atmospheres |
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116 | (8) |
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3.2.2 Planetary magnetic fields |
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124 | (2) |
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3.3 The solar wind's interaction with objects of the Solar System |
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3.3.1 The different types of interaction |
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3.3.2 The case of non-magnetized gaseous envelopes |
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3.3.3 The case of magnetized planets |
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3.3.4 Planetary auroral processes |
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Chapter 4 Telluric Planets |
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4.1 The exploration of the telluric planets |
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4.1.1 From antiquity to the space age |
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4.1.2 The beginning of the space age |
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4.1.4 The return to Venus |
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171 | (1) |
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4.1.5 Observations from the ground |
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4.1.6 The exploration of planet Earth |
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4.1.7 Global Climatic Models |
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4.1.8 The electromagnetic spectrum of telluric planets |
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4.2 Objects without an atmosphere: Mercury, the Moon |
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177 | (23) |
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4.2.1 Orbital parameters and macroscopic characteristics |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (4) |
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4.2.4 The surfaces of Mercury and the Moon |
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185 | (9) |
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4.2.5 The origin of Mercury and the Moon |
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194 | (3) |
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4.2.6 Mercury's magnetosphere |
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4.3 Objects with an atmosphere (Venus, Earth, Mars) |
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4.3.1 The interior and the magnetic field |
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201 | (7) |
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208 | (9) |
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217 | (24) |
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4.3.4 The satellites of Mars |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (3) |
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245 | (64) |
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5.1 The exploration of giant planets |
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245 | (11) |
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5.1.1 From Antiquity to the Space Age |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (5) |
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5.1.3 Exploration from Earth and the terrestrial environment |
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251 | (2) |
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5.1.4 The electromagnetic spectrum of giant planets |
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253 | (3) |
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5.2 The atmosphere of giant planets |
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5.2.1 Atmospheric composition |
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256 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Elemental and isotopic abundance ratios |
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257 | (7) |
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264 | (2) |
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5.2.4 Atmospheric circulation and cloud structure |
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266 | (3) |
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5.2.5 High atmosphere and photochemistry |
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269 | (2) |
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5.3 The internal structure of giant planets |
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271 | (8) |
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271 | (3) |
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5.3.2 The construction of internal energy models |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (3) |
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5.4 The magnetospheres of the giant planets |
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5.4.1 Jupiter's giant magnetosphere |
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279 | (16) |
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5.4.2 Saturn's symmetrical magnetosphere |
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295 | (7) |
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5.4.3 The asymmetric magnetospheres of Uranus and Neptune |
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302 | (2) |
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304 | (5) |
Appendix: Web links |
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Glossary |
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List of Authors |
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Index |
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