Dialogue Concerning The Two Chief Models Of Planet Formation, A - Softcover

Woolfson, Michael Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786342731 ISBN 13: 9781786342737

Publisher: WSPC (EUROPE), 2017

Synopsis

"The author clearly and compellingly explains both theories. The calculations are accessible to the intermediate undergraduate level and above. This reviewer feels that Woolfson's work is an important contribution - even if one does not accept the author's central premise, the discussions are interesting and provocative." CHOICE Two models for the origin of the Solar System, the Nebula Theory and the Capture Theory, are discussed by protagonists, Simon and Steven respectively, in the presence of Solomon, who oversees the discussions. Modelled on Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, this book provides new insight into different theories of cosmogony. The Nebula Theory, at present the standard model of planet formation, proposes that a star and planets are derived from a single spinning nebula. Woolfson here introduces an alternative, the Capture Theory, in which planets are produced from a protostar tidally disrupted by a condensed star which 'captures' most of the formed planets into orbits. These complex ideas are simplified and presented in an easily understandable, accessible way for all students of physics, astronomy, cosmology and those interested in the beginning of our world as we know it.

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Review

The author clearly and compellingly explains both theories. The calculations are accessible to the intermediate undergraduate level and above. This reviewer feels that Woolfson's work is an important contribution ‐ even if one does not accept the author's central premise, the discussions are interesting and provocative. --CHOICE

Edition details

• Publisher: WSPC (EUROPE)
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786342731
• ISBN 13: 9781786342737
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248