Book Review: Fundamental Planetary Science: Physics, Chemistry and Habitability (2019) By Jack J. Lissauer and Imke de Pater. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108411981, 650 pages. $64.99.The book Fundamental Planetary Science: Physics, Chemistry and Habitability by Jack Lissauer and Imke de Pater provides an excellent overview of the interdisciplinary nature of planetary science through the main branches of physics, chemistry, geology, and biology.Jack Lissauer of NASA Ames is the co-investigator on the Kepler and TESS missions for the search for extrasolar planetary systems and has numerous publications on the habitability and planetary formation theories. He is the authority on protoplanetary dynamical processes as well. Complimentary to Lissauer is Imke de Pater of UC Berkley, who specializes in ring and satellite formation and dynamics, and adaptive optical systems to study giant planets and their moons. She is also notable for her work on Jovian radiation and magnetospheric environments.Planetary science is a broad branch of astronomy and indeed has many levels of subdisciplines. The authors’ collective backgrounds in planetary science proves this collection of planetary science noteworthy. It is also convenient to have an up-to-date planetary science textbook (since 2015) as many as 16 Solar System missions are expected to occur within the 2020s and 2030s.By presenting planetary science through a multidisciplinary lens (e.g., chemistry, physics, geology, etc.) with past and current techniques, Lissauer and de Pater provide a valuable resource for the astrophysical, geological, and astrobiological context of our understanding of the Solar System and beyond.This book has a modular structure comprising of 16 chapters and divided into 5 main themes: (1) astrophysics and dynamics; (2) interiors to atmospheres; (3) planetary classification: from formation to nomenclature; (4) extrasolar astronomy; and (5) astrobiology. Theme 1 provides an overview of the physical interactions encountered throughout the Solar System, including Kepler’s laws, motion resonances, orbital mechanics, gravity and tidal effects, and even a small section on stellar properties and nucleosynthesis. Theme 1 also takes an interesting look at the solar wind and heating effects in terms of radiation and magnetosphere dynamics, topics of which are not usually found in most introductory planetary textbooks. In Theme 2, the authors provide an in-depth look to planetary formation of interiors and atmospheric effects, including ring formation and current theories. This section also does a brilliant job of partitioning the Solar System by planetary type (e.g., terrestrial versus gas giants), which provides a convenient reference for those interested in specific solar system conditions. Theme 3 is a smooth transition from Section 2 in that planetary nomenclature (e.g., definitions of satellites, small bodies, minor planets, etc.) and the formation processes of these bodies are provided in detail here. Theme 4 provides the most up-to-date list of techniques used to observe extrasolar planetary systems, such as astrometry, transit timing, microlensing, photometric techniques to observe the variability of extrasolar planets, and hypotheses on solar system formations depending on stellar properties. Theme 5 looks at several key factors when exploring the subdisciplines of astrobiology, including: biological thermodynamics, the Drake equation and other mathematical probabilities for life and intelligence in the universe, evolutionary theories (including Darwinian theories), and mass extinctions (with other natural disasters that may influence the process of life and evolution).This collection of knowledge and current theories within a wide range of planetary science can certainly be used as a fantastic resource for scientists in the professional and academic regimes. That is, this book can be used as both a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a guide for planetary mission background information. Students will welcome its breadth of information regarding current planetary science and observational techniques, while also providing a steppingstone toward what still needs to be discovered in the Solar System. Academic instructors will find the color photograph plates and numerous tables and plots worthy to use in coursework. Overall, with planetary science observations rapidly expanding, it is the authors’ unique abilities to intertwine multidisciplinary topics into an easy to understand presentation and highly accessible reference to guide those future planetary science observations.

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书评：基础行星科学：物理，化学与可居住性（2019），作者：杰克·J·利绍尔（Jack J.Lissauer）和伊姆·德·帕特（Imke de Pater）。剑桥大学出版社。ISBN 9781108411981，650页。64.99美元，杰克·利绍尔（Jack Lissauer）和伊姆·德·帕特（Imke de Pater）撰写的《基础行星科学：物理，化学和可居住性》一书通过物理学，化学，地质学和生物学的主要分支很好地概述了行星科学的跨学科性质。是开普勒和TESS任务的共同研究者，目的是寻找太阳系外行星系统，并且有许多有关宜居性和行星形成理论的出版物。他还是原行星动力学过程的权威。UC Berkley的Imke de Pater是Lissauer的补充，他专门研究环形和人造卫星的形成和动力学，和自适应光学系统来研究巨型行星及其卫星。她在木星辐射和磁层环境方面的工作也很出名。行星科学是天文学的一个广泛分支，确实有许多子学科。作者在行星科学方面的集体背景证明了这套行星科学值得关注。拥有最新的行星科学教科书（自2015年起）也很方便，预计在2020年代和2030年代将进行多达16次太阳系任务。通过多学科的视角介绍行星科学（例如化学，物理学） ，地质等），借助过去和现在的技术，利索尔和德·帕特为我们对太阳系及其以外地区的理解提供了宝贵的资源，用于天体，地质和天体生物学方面。本书的模块结构由16章组成，分为5个主要主题：（1）天体物理学和动力学；（2）室内的气氛；（3）行星分类：从地层到命名；（4）太阳外天文学；（5）天体生物学。主题1概述了整个太阳系遇到的物理相互作用，包括开普勒定律，运动共振，轨道力学，重力和潮汐作用，甚至一小部分关于恒星性质和核合成。主题1还从辐射和磁层动力学的角度对太阳风和热效应进行了有趣的观察，在大多数入门行星教科书中通常找不到这些主题。在主题2中，作者深入研究了行星的内部构造和大气效应，包括环形成和当前理论。本节还出色地完成了按行星类型（例如，陆地与天然气巨人）划分太阳系的工作，这为对特定太阳系条件感兴趣的人提供了方便的参考。主题3是从第2节开始的平稳过渡，此处详细介绍了行星的命名法（例如，卫星，小天体，小行星等的定义）以及这些天体的形成过程。主题4提供了用于观测太阳系外行星系统的最新技术列表，例如天文学，过渡时间，微透镜，用于观测太阳系外行星变化的光度技术，以及取决于恒星性质的关于太阳系形成的假设。主题5研究探索天体生物学子学科时的几个关键因素，包括：生物热力学，德雷克方程和宇宙中其他有关生命和智力的数学概率，进化论（包括达尔文理论）和大灭绝（与其他自然灾害）这可能会影响生命和进化的过程）。在广泛的行星科学领域中的这种知识和当前理论的收集无疑可以用作专业和学术体制中科学家的绝佳资源。也就是说，这本书既可以用作高级本科生和研究生的教科书，又可以用作行星任务背景信息的指南。学生将欢迎它提供有关当前行星科学和观测技术的广泛信息，同时也为太阳系中仍然需要发现的东西提供了垫脚石。学术指导者会发现彩色照相板以及许多值得在课业中使用的桌子和地块。总体而言，随着行星科学观测的迅速扩展，作者将独特的能力将多学科的主题交织在一起，成为一个易于理解的演示文稿和易于访问的参考文献，以指导那些未来的行星科学观测。