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Ge 131 -- Fall 2008/2009 Planetary Structure and Evolution Instructor: Dave Stevenson x6534 djs@gps.caltech.edu
TA: Aaron Wolf
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Handouts
Nov. 26: Chapter 20 Core Formation and Evolution Nov. 26: Chapter 19 Processes of Differentiation for Terrestrial Planets Nov. 26: Chapter 18 Thermal Histories of Giant Planets Nov. 26: Chapter 17 Tidal Dissipation and Evolution Nov. 21: Chapter 16 Thermal Histories of Icy Bodies Nov. 21: Chapter 15 Scaling Laws and Thermal Histories (Terrestrial Planets) Nov. 16: Chapter 14 Convection Theory; Adiabats and Boundary Layers Nov. 10: Chapter 13 Heat Flow, Conductive States, Adiabats, and Convective Instability Nov. 6: Chapter 12 Gravity and Topography Nov. 1: Chapter 11 The Gravity Field and Gravitational Response to Rotation Nov. 1: Chapter 10 Observational Constraints on Planetary Interiors Oct. 26: Chapter 9 Generic Planetary Models Oct. 20: Chapter 8 Transport Properties Oct. 16: Chapter 7 Thermal Properties of Materials Oct. 14: Chapter 6 Phase Transitions and Phase Equilibria Oct. 14: Chapter 5 Rocks and Ices: Beyond the Nearly Uniform Electron Gas Oct. 9: Chapter 4 A Case Study: Hydrogen Oct. 6: Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Planetary Materials Oct. 1: Chapter 2 Provenance and Cosmochemistry Sep. 30: Chapter 1 Why Study the Insides of Planets? Sep. 29: About this Book Sep. 29: Class info Class Term Projects |
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Homework
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Useful links
Planetary Fact Sheets - Physical properties/orbital parameters for planets and satellites. Solar System Dynamics - Physical properties and orbital parameters for planets and satellites. New Theory of the Earth - Don Anderson's *new* book online. |