Astrophysical Wonders : A Conversation with Scott Tremaine.

Intro -- A Note on the Text -- Introduction -- The Conversation -- I. Personal Reflections -- II. Exoplanetary Insights -- III. Puzzles and Solutions -- IV. Rings, Comets and Pluto -- V. Investigating Stability -- VI. Large-scale Issues -- VII. Black Holes -- VIII. Fundamental Questions -- IX. Concluding Thoughts -- Continuing the Conversation.

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Scott Tremaine, Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study and an internationally renowned expert in both galactic-scale and planetary-scale astronomy. Topics covered include: the process of scientific discovery, in particular related to comets, Pluto, planetary rings, shepherding satellites, exoplanets, chaos theory and the formation, stability and uniqueness of our solar system. Further topics include galactic-scale astronomy, galaxy formation, dark matter, quasars, black holes, the large-scale structure of the universe and many outstanding open questions of contemporary astrophysics.This carefully-edited book includes a detailed introduction, questions for discussion at the end of each chapter and connections with other books in the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series. This carefully-edited book includes a detailed introduction, questions for discussion at the end of each chapter and connections with other books in the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series.

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