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planets and cosmology

This class was created by Brainscape user Daisy Smith. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Daisy Smith
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Cosmology
Regard galaxies as ___ test ___,
Galaxies follow a ___ and ___ dis...,
___ in the microwave background r...
83  cards
P1: Intro to Solar System
Solar system properties ___ syste...,
Heliosphere region around the sun...,
Radius at which solar wind slows ...
5  cards
P2: Orbital Motion
H is twice the rate that ___ vect...,
Kepler s second law,
Kepler s first law
11  cards
P3: Spacecraft Orbits
Rockets accelerate by ejecting pa...,
Space vehicle in orbit about a ma...,
Transfer between circular coplana...
4  cards
P4: Restricted 3-body Problem
Regions from jacobi s integral ar...,
If all eigenvalues are ___ then t...
2  cards
P5:Tidal and Non-Gravitational Forces
Tidal effects drop off rapidly wi...,
A small body passing too close to...,
The roche limit is the minimum __...
9  cards
P6: Planetary Interiors
Simplifications on interiors igno...,
The lane emden equation describes...,
Composition of solar system from ...
6  cards
P7: Seismology
P wav ___ pressure primary ___,
S wave ___ shear secondary,
Sh waves are guided along free su...
11  cards
P8: Planetary Magnetism
Quantify dipole moment ___ loop t...,
Primordial magnetic fields could ...,
Low magnetic reynolds numbers are...
4  cards
P9: Planetary Atmospheres
Heat transfer by molecular collis...,
Heat transfer by bulk fluid motion,
Efficiency of convection depends ...
8  cards
P10: Extra-solar Planets
Complications arise from starspot...,
Circular orbit leads to ___ varia...,
Degeneracy with ___ implies lower...
7  cards
P11: Formation of Planetary Systems
Important features for formation ...,
Only less abundant ___ elements c...,
Orbital ___ with jupiter make hig...
5  cards

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